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**Dertrioz** · 08-15-2011, 08:07 AM

My mother used to offer salatul tasbeeh regularly up until now. I read at some places and even heard from someone that salatul tasbeeh is an innovation, hence I asked my mother not to. Now again while reading through another thread here on SF about nafl salat in ramadan, the article included salatul tasbih as a recommended nafl salat. Now I am very confused. Is it authentic? Are there any saheeh hadiths supporting it?

Yes it is sahih and it is AUTHENTIC. Even Shaikh Albani accepts it as Sahih. This is why you should never do things in haste. Always first ask 'Ulama then give a fatwa.

Here is the Hadith:

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiallaahu Anhu) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said to his uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (Radhiallaahu Anhu), "Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I grant you a blessing? Shall I inform you of a great benefit? Shall I give you something, which if you do, Allah will forgive you all your sins, old and past and new, committed by mistake or knowingly, small and big, committed in secret or openly? What you have to do is offer four rak'ah of optional prayers in this way: in every rak'ah after the Al-Hamd and Surah and while yet standing, recite the third kalimah fifteen times, then in the bowing, ruku, ten times, then standing up after the bow, qoma, ten times, then in each prostration ten times and in between the two prostrations ten times, and sitting up after the second prostration, ten times; seventy-five times per rak'ah, three-hundred times in all. Then, He said, "If possible, offer this prayer once every day; if you cannot, offer it once on Fridays, if this is not possible, offer it once a month, if this too is not possible, offer it once a year, and if even this is not possible, offer it once in your lifetime." This hadeeth is Saheeh (authentic li-ghairihi) and is narrated in Abu Dawood (1297), Ibn Majah (1387) al-Haakim (1-308).

Al-Haafidth ibn Hajar said, 'And in the narration of At-Tabrani: even if your sins were as the foam of the sea, or as much as the sand, Allah would forgive you...'

Abu Bakr b. Abi Dawood said that he heard his father say, 'There is nothing in the Tasbeeh prayer more authentic than this hadeeth.'

Imam Muslim said, 'There is no hadeeth with a better chain of narrators in this matter other than this...' (i.e. Ibn Abbas narration).

The second hadeeth, which is also authentic (Saheeh li-ghairihi) is narrated on the authority of Abi Rafi'...it to is similar to the above (in its wording).

This narration was narrated by Ibn Majah, at-Tirmidthi, Ad'daar-Qutni, and al-Baihaqi.

Al-Baihaqi said, that Abdullah b. al-Mubarak used to pray the Tasbeeh prayer, this prayer was handed (to us) by the pious predecessors, and from this, the above hadeeth gains extra strength...!

At-Tirmidthi said, 'this is a ghareeb hadeeth from the narration of Abi Rafi' he then said, 'Ibn al-Mubarak used to practice it, and other people of knowledge used to practice it also, and they mentioned its merits.'

Of those who corrected (authenticated) the above hadeeth:-

1. Abu Dawood,

2. Ibn Mundah,

3. Al-Aajari,

4. As-Sum'aani,

5. al-Madini,

6. al-Mundthiri,

7. Abul-Hasan al-Mundthiri,

8. Ibn As-Salaah,

9. Ad-Dailami,

10. Al-Haakim,

11. Al-A'laali,

12. Az-Zurkashi,

13. Al-Muhaamili,

14. Abul-Hasan al-Muqdasi,

15. al-Juwaini,

16. Al-Baghawi,

17. Ar-Ra'fiee',

18. Al-Haitami,

19. As-Su'youti,

20. Al-Luknawwi,

21. Ibn Aa'bideen,

22. Al-Albani and others...

Did I commit a mistake by stopping my mother from praying it thinking it is innovation? Yes you made a mistake.

When there is a doubt about a particular form of practice, is it advisable to stop someone else from doing it or will that be considered a sin? There is no doubt in this one. The question is very general. You need to be specific. In this case, you did not do a good thing by stopping her.

The doubt here was just lack of knowledge.

08-15-2011, 08:07 AM	#3
Dertrioz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	My mother used to offer salatul tasbeeh regularly up until now. I read at some places and even heard from someone that salatul tasbeeh is an innovation, hence I asked my mother not to. Now again while reading through another thread here on SF about nafl salat in ramadan, the article included salatul tasbih as a recommended nafl salat. Now I am very confused. Is it authentic? Are there any saheeh hadiths supporting it? Yes it is sahih and it is AUTHENTIC. Even Shaikh Albani accepts it as Sahih. This is why you should never do things in haste. Always first ask 'Ulama then give a fatwa. Here is the Hadith: Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (Radhiallaahu Anhu) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said to his uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (Radhiallaahu Anhu), "Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I grant you a blessing? Shall I inform you of a great benefit? Shall I give you something, which if you do, Allah will forgive you all your sins, old and past and new, committed by mistake or knowingly, small and big, committed in secret or openly? What you have to do is offer four rak'ah of optional prayers in this way: in every rak'ah after the Al-Hamd and Surah and while yet standing, recite the third kalimah fifteen times, then in the bowing, ruku, ten times, then standing up after the bow, qoma, ten times, then in each prostration ten times and in between the two prostrations ten times, and sitting up after the second prostration, ten times; seventy-five times per rak'ah, three-hundred times in all. Then, He said, "If possible, offer this prayer once every day; if you cannot, offer it once on Fridays, if this is not possible, offer it once a month, if this too is not possible, offer it once a year, and if even this is not possible, offer it once in your lifetime." This hadeeth is Saheeh (authentic li-ghairihi) and is narrated in Abu Dawood (1297), Ibn Majah (1387) al-Haakim (1-308). Al-Haafidth ibn Hajar said, 'And in the narration of At-Tabrani: even if your sins were as the foam of the sea, or as much as the sand, Allah would forgive you...' Abu Bakr b. Abi Dawood said that he heard his father say, 'There is nothing in the Tasbeeh prayer more authentic than this hadeeth.' Imam Muslim said, 'There is no hadeeth with a better chain of narrators in this matter other than this...' (i.e. Ibn Abbas narration). The second hadeeth, which is also authentic (Saheeh li-ghairihi) is narrated on the authority of Abi Rafi'...it to is similar to the above (in its wording). This narration was narrated by Ibn Majah, at-Tirmidthi, Ad'daar-Qutni, and al-Baihaqi. Al-Baihaqi said, that Abdullah b. al-Mubarak used to pray the Tasbeeh prayer, this prayer was handed (to us) by the pious predecessors, and from this, the above hadeeth gains extra strength...! At-Tirmidthi said, 'this is a ghareeb hadeeth from the narration of Abi Rafi' he then said, 'Ibn al-Mubarak used to practice it, and other people of knowledge used to practice it also, and they mentioned its merits.' Of those who corrected (authenticated) the above hadeeth:- 1. Abu Dawood, 2. Ibn Mundah, 3. Al-Aajari, 4. As-Sum'aani, 5. al-Madini, 6. al-Mundthiri, 7. Abul-Hasan al-Mundthiri, 8. Ibn As-Salaah, 9. Ad-Dailami, 10. Al-Haakim, 11. Al-A'laali, 12. Az-Zurkashi, 13. Al-Muhaamili, 14. Abul-Hasan al-Muqdasi, 15. al-Juwaini, 16. Al-Baghawi, 17. Ar-Ra'fiee', 18. Al-Haitami, 19. As-Su'youti, 20. Al-Luknawwi, 21. Ibn Aa'bideen, 22. Al-Albani and others... Did I commit a mistake by stopping my mother from praying it thinking it is innovation? Yes you made a mistake. When there is a doubt about a particular form of practice, is it advisable to stop someone else from doing it or will that be considered a sin? There is no doubt in this one. The question is very general. You need to be specific. In this case, you did not do a good thing by stopping her. The doubt here was just lack of knowledge.
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