The ruling on using prayer beads for dhikr
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! This is a Sudanese resident in Riyadh asking about the ruling on using a misbaha if it is made of animal bones,
The Shaykh:
If the misbaha is made of beads and not bones, we do not know of a misbaha made of bones; we only know of a misbaha made of beads, yes.
The questioner:
And if it is made of beads, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on reciting dhikr with it?
The Shaykh:
If one believes there is virtue in it, then it is not permissible; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If one uses it only to count the number, like one who recites dhikr with pebbles or his fingers, then there is no harm in that. But if one uses it believing there is virtue in it, then it is a bid'ah and not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! This is a Sudanese resident in Riyadh asking about the ruling on using a misbaha if it is made of animal bones,
The Shaykh:
If the misbaha is made of beads and not bones, we do not know of a misbaha made of bones; we only know of a misbaha made of beads, yes.
The questioner:
And if it is made of beads, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on reciting dhikr with it?
The Shaykh:
If one believes there is virtue in it, then it is not permissible; this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). If one uses it only to count the number, like one who recites dhikr with pebbles or his fingers, then there is no harm in that. But if one uses it believing there is virtue in it, then it is a bid'ah and not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (089) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-05-06] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:27)
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