The ruling on using a misbaha (prayer beads) for counting tasbih
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I seek refuge in Allah. What is your opinion on using a misbaha for tasbih, especially while driving a car, to keep track of the count?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, provided one does not believe there is any virtue in it, and one uses it only for the count, like pebbles. In that case, there is no harm. However, if one believes there is virtue in it, that is not permissible, because there is no virtue in it; it is exactly like pebbles. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I seek refuge in Allah. What is your opinion on using a misbaha for tasbih, especially while driving a car, to keep track of the count?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it, provided one does not believe there is any virtue in it, and one uses it only for the count, like pebbles. In that case, there is no harm. However, if one believes there is virtue in it, that is not permissible, because there is no virtue in it; it is exactly like pebbles. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 83 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حد الزنا|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:39)
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