The Ruling on Reciting Tasbih in the Number of People, Trees, and Stones
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is tasbih with a description not found in the Book or the Sunnah permissible? For example, if one says, "Glory be to Allah, [equal to] the number of humans, trees, and stones," is this tasbih permissible?
Answer:
Yes, its meaning is correct; its meaning is correct. The number of His creations, as in the authentic hadith, is the number of His creations. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is tasbih with a description not found in the Book or the Sunnah permissible? For example, if one says, "Glory be to Allah, [equal to] the number of humans, trees, and stones," is this tasbih permissible?
Answer:
Yes, its meaning is correct; its meaning is correct. The number of His creations, as in the authentic hadith, is the number of His creations. Yes.
Source
شرح رسالة العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، بداية من قوله : وفي الموطأ وغيره عن طلحة بن عبيد الله — islamhouse.com (1:00:16)
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