Discussion of the Tasbih after the Obligatory Prayers and Its Types
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The Shaykh : And among the best forms of tasbih are these two phrases. There is a specific tasbih prescribed after the obligatory prayers, and it has four types: The specific dhikr after the obligatory prayer has four types:
You say Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) ten times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) ten times, Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) ten times. How much is that? That is thirty. This is one type.
The second type is that you say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar, thirty-three times each, so the total is ninety-nine. You complete the hundred by saying: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir (There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent). This is the one that most people do not know other than this.
The third type is that you say Subhan Allah thirty-three times in succession, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, Allahu Akbar thirty-four times. What is the total? One hundred.
The fourth is that you say Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar twenty-five times. What is the total?
The student: One hundred.
The Shaykh : One hundred. All of this has been transmitted. So if you have memorized that, say this type once and that type once, because the acts of worship that have been transmitted come in different types. A person should say this type once and that type once so that he preserves the Sunnah and acts upon everything that has been transmitted in it. Good.
You say Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) ten times, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah) ten times, Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) ten times. How much is that? That is thirty. This is one type.
The second type is that you say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar, thirty-three times each, so the total is ninety-nine. You complete the hundred by saying: La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir (There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent). This is the one that most people do not know other than this.
The third type is that you say Subhan Allah thirty-three times in succession, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, Allahu Akbar thirty-four times. What is the total? One hundred.
The fourth is that you say Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar twenty-five times. What is the total?
The student: One hundred.
The Shaykh : One hundred. All of this has been transmitted. So if you have memorized that, say this type once and that type once, because the acts of worship that have been transmitted come in different types. A person should say this type once and that type once so that he preserves the Sunnah and acts upon everything that has been transmitted in it. Good.