Those who disliked counting tasbih on the fingers

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarded counting glorifications as disliked, and he would say: Does he want to put Allah under obligation (with his good deeds)?

Uqbah said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a person who remembers Allah and counts his remembrance. He said: Do these people want to keep accounts with Allah?

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a man reciting glorifications while holding things for counting them. He said: It is enough for him to say: 'Subhan Allah' (Glory be to Allah), filling the heavens and the earth and filling whatever He wills of anything beyond; 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah), filling the heavens and the earth and filling whatever He wills of anything beyond; 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), filling the heavens and the earth and filling whatever He wills of anything beyond.

Ibrahim bin al-Muhajir said: Ibrahim used to forbid his daughter from helping women make the threads for prayer beads.