The Forgotten prayer - A Gift FOR ALL
Salaah At-Tasbeeh
The Prayer of Glorification
'Ikrimah (ra - may Allah be pleased with him) reports from Ibn 'Abbas that the
Messenger of Allah (saw - may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said
to 'Abbas ibn 'Abdal-Mutalib: "O 'Abbas (ra), O Uncle, shall I not give you,
shall I not present to you, shall I not donate to you, shall I not tell you ten
things which, if you do, Allah will forgive your first and last sins, past and
present sins, intentional and unintentional sins, private and public sins? The
ten actions are: pray four rak'at (unit of prayer), reciting in every rak'ah
al-Fatihah (the opening chapter of the Quran) and a surah (chapter). And when
you finish the Qur'anic recitation of the first rak'ah, say, while standing,
'Sub haa nal laah, Wal Ham du lil laah, Wa Laa il laa ha il lal Laah, Wal laa
hu Akbar' ['Glory be to Allah. All praise is due to Allah. There is no God
except Allah. Allah is the greatest.'] fifteen times. Then make ruku'
(bowing/genuflexion), and while you are in ruku', say the
same ten times; then stand, and say the same ten times. Then go down and make
sajdah (prostration), and while you're in sajdah, say the same ten times. Then
sit after the sajdah, and say the same ten times. Then make sajdah, and say the
same ten times. Then sit after the second sajdah, and say the same another ten
times. That is seventy-five [repetitions of the phrases] in each rak'ah. Do
that in each of the four rak'at. If you can pray it once a day, do so. If you
cannot, then once every Friday. If you cannot do that, then once a year. And if
you cannot do that then once in your life." This is related by Abu Dawud, Ibn
Majah, Ibn Khuzaimah in his sahih, and at-Tabarani. About this hadith
al-Munzhiri says: "This hadith has been related through many chains and from a
number of companions. The best of them is this one from 'Ikrimah. A group of
scholars have graded it to be sahih, including al-Hafez Abu Bakr al-'Ajari,
(al-Munzhiri's teachers), Abu Muhammad 'Abdurrahim
al-Misri, and Abu al-Hassan al-Maqdisi." Ibn alMubarak says: "The tasbih
prayer is a greatly desired act and it is desirable that one should punctually
observe it and never neglect it.
'Sub haa nal laah, Wal Ham du lil laah, Wa Laa il laa ha il lal Laah,
Wal laa hu Akbar' 1 2 3 4 After Reciting Fatihah &
A Surah
Whilst In Ruku'
Whilst Standing Straight After Ruku'
In Sajdah (first)
15 Times
10 Times
10 Times
10 Times
5 6 7 - Whilst Sitting Inbetween The 2
Sajdahs
In Sajda (Second)
Sitting After Sajdah Before Standing up for next rak'at; & before
(Tahiyat) in the 2nd & last rak'at
Return To Standing Position After Completing 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rak'at, &
Repeat Steps
10 Times
10 Times
10 Times
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Try not count the numbers while praying, instead you can press your
fingers against yourself to remember
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