Is the Prayer of Tasbih Prescribed?

Question:
Among the questions from Umm Muhammad from Riyadh, she says: Is there a prayer called the Prayer of Tasbih? If the answer is yes, what is the description of this prayer? I have read that it is four rak'ahs; is it two rak'ahs or more? Are they connected to each other or not? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.

Answer:
The Prayer of Tasbih is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Its hadiths are not authentic, so it is not permissible to engage in it. A person should pray as Allah has prescribed, as is well known. If he wishes to perform voluntary prayer, he should perform the known voluntary prayer, reciting al-Fatihah and whatever is easy for him with it, bowing and prostrating, and saying the closing salam after every two rak'ahs, whether at night or during the day. This is what is prescribed. As for the Prayer of Tasbih, its hadith is weak and not authentic.

The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, may the Shaykh be respected.