Is the prayer of tasbih valid or a religious innovation?
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The questioner : Is the prayer of tasbih valid or a religious innovation? Please inform us of this.
The Shaykh : The prayer of tasbih is not valid, as the scholars have established, including Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: "Its hadith is invalid, and none of the imams recommended it".
It is well known that if it had been part of the Shari'ah of Allah, there would have been ample motivation to transmit it, and the authors of the authentic mother collections would have included it. It is not in al-Bukhari nor in Muslim. The motivation to transmit it is strong due to the virtue mentioned in it and because it differs from similar prayers, for the unusual is usually transmitted and well-known among people.
Therefore, the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), and it is not befitting for a person to worship Allah with it because it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
The Shaykh : The prayer of tasbih is not valid, as the scholars have established, including Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: "Its hadith is invalid, and none of the imams recommended it".
It is well known that if it had been part of the Shari'ah of Allah, there would have been ample motivation to transmit it, and the authors of the authentic mother collections would have included it. It is not in al-Bukhari nor in Muslim. The motivation to transmit it is strong due to the virtue mentioned in it and because it differs from similar prayers, for the unusual is usually transmitted and well-known among people.
Therefore, the correct view is that it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), and it is not befitting for a person to worship Allah with it because it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).