Is the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir tied to after every prayer, or is it for a person to glorify, praise, and magnify Allah at all times?
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The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, is the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir tied to after every prayer, or is it incumbent upon a person to glorify, praise, and magnify Allah at all times?
The Shaykh : It is recommended (sunnah) for a person to glorify, magnify, say Allahu Akbar, and praise Allah at all times, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ahzab 33:41-42] and the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Ali 'Imran 3:190-191] As for the dhikr after the prayer, it is prescribed (mashru') according to what the Sunnah has brought. When a person says the taslim from the obligatory prayer, he seeks forgiveness three times, saying: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah." Then he says: "O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor." Then he remembers Allah the Exalted, then he glorifies, praises, and magnifies. The tasbih, tahmid, and takbir have four forms. The first form is to say "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)" thirty-three times each, making ninety-nine. Then he completes the hundred by saying: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent."
The second form is to say: "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times, and "Allahu Akbar" thirty-four times, making one hundred. Each one is done separately: "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah" until he reaches thirty-three, and likewise for the tahmid and takbir.
The third form is to say: "Subhan Allah" ten times, "Alhamdulillah" ten times, and "Allahu Akbar" ten times.
The fourth form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar" twenty-five times, making one hundred. So let him do this once and that once; meaning, once he says it in the first form, once in the second, once in the third, and once in the fourth. If he restricts himself to one of them, there is no blame on him. Meaning, if he always says: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar" always, there is no blame. Or if he says: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar" thirty-three times and completes that with "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent," if he does that always, there is no blame. But the better is to vary it as the Sunnah has brought. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner mentions in the last of his questions from Algeria.
The Shaykh : It is recommended (sunnah) for a person to glorify, magnify, say Allahu Akbar, and praise Allah at all times, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
(41) O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance (42) And exalt Him morning and afternoon.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا * وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا(190) Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. (191) Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَأيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الأَلْبَابِ * الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْThe second form is to say: "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times, and "Allahu Akbar" thirty-four times, making one hundred. Each one is done separately: "Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah" until he reaches thirty-three, and likewise for the tahmid and takbir.
The third form is to say: "Subhan Allah" ten times, "Alhamdulillah" ten times, and "Allahu Akbar" ten times.
The fourth form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar" twenty-five times, making one hundred. So let him do this once and that once; meaning, once he says it in the first form, once in the second, once in the third, and once in the fourth. If he restricts himself to one of them, there is no blame on him. Meaning, if he always says: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, and Allahu Akbar" always, there is no blame. Or if he says: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar" thirty-three times and completes that with "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent," if he does that always, there is no blame. But the better is to vary it as the Sunnah has brought. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner mentions in the last of his questions from Algeria.