The Tasbih Prayer

Answered by Shaykh Abu Usamah

Question:

Can you please explain the significance of Salat-ut-Tasbeeh? I searched on the hanafi messages to see if there has been a message related to this. Please also provide details of how to offer this prayer.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Al-Salam `alaykum

It is recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud and other books of hadith that Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam once said to his uncle Hadrat `Abbas (r.a.) : O Abbas!O my uncle! Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I not show you something by means of which Allah Ta`ala will forgive your sins, the first and the last of them, the past and recent, the unintentional and the intentional, the small and huge, the secret and open?

Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam) then taught him the Salah al-Tasbih. Furthermore he advised him that it be offered daily, if possible. If not then every Friday or once a month or once a  year or at least once in one's life time.

Salah al-Tasbih consists of 4 raka`at. It can be performed any time of the day or night except at the makruh times.

The following tasbih is recited seventy-five times in each rak`ah totalling 300 in the 4 raka`at. 

Subhaanallaahi walhamdu lillaahi walaa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar

The method of this salah is as follows:

  • After beginning the salah by saying Allah-u-Akbar recite the thana ', Sura al-Fatiha and a Sura followed by the above tasbih 15 times.
  • Then go into Ruku and after reciting the usual tasbih for ruku` recite the above tasbih 10 times.
  • After standing up from ruku` recite the usual Rabbana Lakal Hamd and thereafter recite the tasbih 10 times.
  • Then go into Sajda and after reciting the usual tasbih for sajda recite the above tasbih 10 times.
  • Then sit up from sajda and recite the tasbih 10 times between the two sajdas.
  • Thereafter go into sajda again and after reciting the usual tasbih for sajda recite the above tasbih 10 times.
  • Then sit after the 2nd sajda (i.e. before standing up for the second rak`ah) and recite the tasbih 10 times.

This adds up to 75 times in one rak`ah. Do the same for the remaining 4 raka`at.

Abu Usamah

  حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن بشر بن الحكم النيسابوري، ثنا موسى بن عبد العزيز، ثناالحكم بن أبان، عن عكرمة، عن ابن عباس : أن رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم قالللعباس بن عبد المطلب : " ياعباس يا عماه ألا أعطيك؟ ألا أمنحك؟ ألا أحبوك؟ ألاأفعل بك عشر خصالٍ إذا أنت فعلت ذلك غفر اللّه لك ذنبك أوله وآخره، قديمهوحديثه، خطأه وعمده، صغيره وكبيره، سره وعلانيته عشر خصالٍ : أن تصلي أربعركعاتٍ تقرأ في كل ركعة فاتحة الكتاب وسورةً، فإِذا فرغت من القراءة في أول ركعةٍوأنت قائمٌ قلت : سبحان اللذه، والحمد للّه، ولا إله إلا اللّه واللّه أكبر خمس عشرةمرةٍ، ثم تركع فتقولها وأنت راكعٌ عشراً، ثم ترفع رأسك من الركوع فتقولها عشراً، ثمتهوي ساجداً فتقولها وأنت ساجدٌ عشراً، ثم ترفع رأسك من السجود فتقولها عشراً، ثمتسجد فتقولها عشراً، ثم ترفع رأسك فتقولها عشراً، فذلك خمسٌ وسبعون في كلِّركعةٍ تفعل ذلك في أربع ركعاتٍ إن استطعت أن تصليها في كلِّ يوم مرةً فافعل، فإِنلم تفعل ففي كلِّ جمعةٍ مرةً، فإِن لم تفعل ففي كلِّ شهر مرة، فإِن لم تفعل ففي كلِّسنةٍ مرةً، فإِن لم تفعل ففي عمرك مرةً ".‏

 

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