The Prayer of Tasbih: Did it come in the authentic hadiths?
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The questioner : He is asking, O honorable Shaykh, about the Prayer of Tasbih or the Tasbih prayer: did it come in the noble hadiths?
The Shaykh : The Prayer of Tasbih came in the hadiths narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but they are weak hadiths that do not serve as a proof. In fact, the Shaykh al-Islam said: "It is a lie". He said: "And none of the Imams recommended it". This prayer, just as its hadiths are weak, is also anomalous, because it has no counterpart in the prayers. It is anomalous in terms of its performance, as it has no counterpart in the acts of worship. The hadith reported regarding it implies that it is to be performed every day, or every week, or every month, or every year, or once in a lifetime. Had it been authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it would have been well-known, and people would have transmitted it, and it would not have come through such weak chains, because it is an unusual prayer. The custom is that unusual matters are transmitted and clarified. Also, it is a prayer with a great benefit if it were authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The stronger opinion in my view, among the statements of the scholars of knowledge, is that it is not prescribed and not recommended, due to the weakness of its hadiths and the anomaly of its performance. The meaning of my statement that its performance is anomalous is that its performance has no counterpart in the prayers. Yes.
The questioner : One of the listening brothers in the program says.
The Shaykh : The Prayer of Tasbih came in the hadiths narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but they are weak hadiths that do not serve as a proof. In fact, the Shaykh al-Islam said: "It is a lie". He said: "And none of the Imams recommended it". This prayer, just as its hadiths are weak, is also anomalous, because it has no counterpart in the prayers. It is anomalous in terms of its performance, as it has no counterpart in the acts of worship. The hadith reported regarding it implies that it is to be performed every day, or every week, or every month, or every year, or once in a lifetime. Had it been authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it would have been well-known, and people would have transmitted it, and it would not have come through such weak chains, because it is an unusual prayer. The custom is that unusual matters are transmitted and clarified. Also, it is a prayer with a great benefit if it were authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The stronger opinion in my view, among the statements of the scholars of knowledge, is that it is not prescribed and not recommended, due to the weakness of its hadiths and the anomaly of its performance. The meaning of my statement that its performance is anomalous is that its performance has no counterpart in the prayers. Yes.
The questioner : One of the listening brothers in the program says.