What is the ruling on performing the prayer of tasbih, or the tasbih? Is it a religious innovation? And if it is not a religious innovation, what is its description?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on performing the prayer of tasbih, or the tasbih? Is it a religious innovation? And if it is not a religious innovation, what is its description?
The Shaykh : The stronger opinion regarding the prayer of tasbih is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), because its hadith is not established, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated. He said: "None of the Imams recommended it".
It is well known that if it were authentic, it would have been famous among the people and known to them for two reasons. The first reason is that it departs from the customary practice in prayers.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The custom is that when something departs from the customary, its transmission is abundant and people pass it on to one another because of its strangeness.
The second reason is that a great reward is attached to it, so it is not possible for the Muslim community to be negligent regarding this deed, which has such a reward, and not to transmit it in a way that necessitates its explanation and fame.
Therefore, it is not appropriate for a person to perform the prayer of tasbih because it is not established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is known to everyone, and indeed it is known to students of knowledge, that acts of worship are not prescribed unless we are certain that they came from Allah or from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or unless we have a strong, preponderant suspicion that they did. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. His second question. The listener from Ibb, Yemen, says.
The Shaykh : The stronger opinion regarding the prayer of tasbih is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), because its hadith is not established, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) stated. He said: "None of the Imams recommended it".
It is well known that if it were authentic, it would have been famous among the people and known to them for two reasons. The first reason is that it departs from the customary practice in prayers.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The custom is that when something departs from the customary, its transmission is abundant and people pass it on to one another because of its strangeness.
The second reason is that a great reward is attached to it, so it is not possible for the Muslim community to be negligent regarding this deed, which has such a reward, and not to transmit it in a way that necessitates its explanation and fame.
Therefore, it is not appropriate for a person to perform the prayer of tasbih because it is not established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is known to everyone, and indeed it is known to students of knowledge, that acts of worship are not prescribed unless we are certain that they came from Allah or from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), or unless we have a strong, preponderant suspicion that they did. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. His second question. The listener from Ibb, Yemen, says.