Comparing the reward of tasbih with a large number versus repeating tasbih
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The questioner:
Likewise, what about the one who recites tasbih with a phrase indicating a large number, such as saying "Glory be to Allah, [equal to] the number of His creation"? Is his reward in that equal to the reward of the one who repeated the tasbih?
The Shaykh:
With this and that; this has a virtue and that has a virtue.
The questioner:
If Allah wills, upon you, and we have departed. Which is better? It is good.
The Shaykh:
If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified it.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If one says "There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things competent" ten times, is his reward like that of one who freed a slave?
The Shaykh:
perhaps it was a preoccupation for the religion of Isma'il.
The questioner:
The reward, may Allah reward you, I mean it is like the reward of one who works and frees a slave, meaning with his money.
The Shaykh:
Whoever frees a slave enters Paradise with his money, rather, he bought her and freed her. Yes.
Likewise, what about the one who recites tasbih with a phrase indicating a large number, such as saying "Glory be to Allah, [equal to] the number of His creation"? Is his reward in that equal to the reward of the one who repeated the tasbih?
The Shaykh:
With this and that; this has a virtue and that has a virtue.
The questioner:
If Allah wills, upon you, and we have departed. Which is better? It is good.
The Shaykh:
If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified it.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If one says "There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things competent" ten times, is his reward like that of one who freed a slave?
The Shaykh:
perhaps it was a preoccupation for the religion of Isma'il.
The questioner:
The reward, may Allah reward you, I mean it is like the reward of one who works and frees a slave, meaning with his money.
The Shaykh:
Whoever frees a slave enters Paradise with his money, rather, he bought her and freed her. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب الذكر والدعاء — islamhouse.com (17:39)
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