What is the authenticity of the report that some of the Companions used to recite tasbih with pebbles and beads?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the Fatawa that it is reported from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they used to recite tasbih with pebbles and beads, and that this is recommended. The question is: how authentic is this, and what is its evidence?
The Shaykh:
I have not seen it, but it is permissible.
The questioner:
Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith, the Mother of the Believers, used to recite tasbih with pebbles.
The Shaykh:
She would gather pebbles and recite tasbih with them, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of her doing so. There is no objection to it. So, counting the tasbih can be done with the fingers, and that is better, and it can also be done with pebbles or beads, such as the beads of a misbaha. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes, because this helps you to keep track of the tasbih and to keep track of the dhikr.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in the Fatawa that it is reported from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they used to recite tasbih with pebbles and beads, and that this is recommended. The question is: how authentic is this, and what is its evidence?
The Shaykh:
I have not seen it, but it is permissible.
The questioner:
Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith, the Mother of the Believers, used to recite tasbih with pebbles.
The Shaykh:
She would gather pebbles and recite tasbih with them, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of her doing so. There is no objection to it. So, counting the tasbih can be done with the fingers, and that is better, and it can also be done with pebbles or beads, such as the beads of a misbaha. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes, because this helps you to keep track of the tasbih and to keep track of the dhikr.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [738 -858] ما صحة ما روي عن بعض الصحابة أنهم كانوا يسبحون بالحصى والخرز؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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