The Ruling on the Prayer of Tasbih
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Is there an authentic hadith regarding the Prayer of Tasbih, and what is its description?
The Prayer of Tasbih has no basis. It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and its hadith, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, is: invalid,He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: And none of the imams recommended it. It is mentioned that it was first reported from 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him), and 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak is not one of the Companions, so we cannot say: that what he said is something that does not involve independent legal reasoning and is considered a report traced to the Prophet. Therefore, the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice, and it is not befitting for a person to do it. Moreover, it is a strange prayer that a person performs every day, every week, every month, every year, or once in a lifetime. An act of worship in this manner is far from being from the Islamic Lawgiver. The important point is that it is not a recommended practice, so do not do it.
The Prayer of Tasbih has no basis. It is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and its hadith, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said, is: invalid,He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: And none of the imams recommended it. It is mentioned that it was first reported from 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him), and 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak is not one of the Companions, so we cannot say: that what he said is something that does not involve independent legal reasoning and is considered a report traced to the Prophet. Therefore, the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice, and it is not befitting for a person to do it. Moreover, it is a strange prayer that a person performs every day, every week, every month, every year, or once in a lifetime. An act of worship in this manner is far from being from the Islamic Lawgiver. The important point is that it is not a recommended practice, so do not do it.