The Ruling on Using the Electronic Ring for Counting Dhikr
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use or employ the electronic ring for the purpose of regulating the dhikr and counting it?
The Shaykh:
No, no, this has been issued as a fatwa by the Committee prohibiting it. It is not to be used. They use it for the rak'ahs of the prayer, and this leads to waswas (whispers of doubt) afterward. No, this is not to be used. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use or employ the electronic ring for the purpose of regulating the dhikr and counting it?
The Shaykh:
No, no, this has been issued as a fatwa by the Committee prohibiting it. It is not to be used. They use it for the rak'ahs of the prayer, and this leads to waswas (whispers of doubt) afterward. No, this is not to be used. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده : أنه يُحسّن إلى أرباب التخلي والزهد والرياضة العمل بها — islamhouse.com (1:17:25)
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