Using the Misbaha and Buying It as a Gift
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is using the misbaha for the purpose of tasbih considered a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
If this is a symbol of the Sufis, and of those who carry misbahas with them, and your fingers are sufficient, your fingers are sufficient for the counting of the tasbih, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe, is it permissible for me, if I perform Hajj or 'Umrah, to buy prayer beads as gifts for family and relatives?
The Shaykh:
No, do not buy misbahas. Because this is a symbol of the Sufis, and of those who believe there is virtue in them, buy something other than misbahas from the types of useful things.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is using the misbaha for the purpose of tasbih considered a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
If this is a symbol of the Sufis, and of those who carry misbahas with them, and your fingers are sufficient, your fingers are sufficient for the counting of the tasbih, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah keep you safe, is it permissible for me, if I perform Hajj or 'Umrah, to buy prayer beads as gifts for family and relatives?
The Shaykh:
No, do not buy misbahas. Because this is a symbol of the Sufis, and of those who believe there is virtue in them, buy something other than misbahas from the types of useful things.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (1:07:54)
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