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Is it taken from the hadith: “Glorify [Allah] with your fingers, for they will be questioned” that it is forbidden to glorify Allah with anything other than the fingers?

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Question:
May Allah send prayers upon you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is it taken from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Glorify [Allah] with your fingers, for they will be questioned,” that it is forbidden to glorify Allah with anything other than the fingers?

Answer:
It is not taken from it that it is forbidden to glorify Allah with anything other than the fingers. It is permissible to glorify Allah using pebbles. The Mother of the Believers, Umm Umaymah (may Allah be pleased with her), used to count her glorifications using pebbles, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not disapprove of that. It is permissible to count using pebbles or fingers, but the fingers are better.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2029- 4717] هل حديث:(سبِّحْن بالأنامل فإنهن مستنطقات ) يؤخذ منه تحريم التسبيح بغير الأنامل؟ — youtube.com

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