Hadith 1356

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ , وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الذَّارِعُ , وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ , قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عَثَّامُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْقِدُ التَّسْبِيحَ " .
´It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:` "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) counting tasbih on his fingers."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب السهو / 1356
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/الصلاة 359 (1502)، سنن الترمذی/الدعوات 25 (3411)، (تحفة الأشراف: 8637) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1356. Commentary: In the aforementioned hadiths, there is an instruction to mention a specific number in remembrance (dhikr), therefore, counting tasbihat (words of glorification) and other forms of remembrance is a legislated act. The method of doing so is also transmitted from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as Abdullah bin Amr radi Allahu anhu states: I saw the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam counting tasbihat with his right hand. [سنن أبي داود ، الوتر ، حدیث : 1502] However, for the person for whom counting tasbihat on the fingers of the right hand is truly difficult and hard, then for such a person, using the left hand or any other means for this purpose will, insha Allah, be permissible. «لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلا وُسْعَهَا» [البقرة : 286 : 2] And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1356
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1502. Commentary: It is Sunnah to count the tasbihat only on the right hand.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1502
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the virtue of saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar at various occasions has been mentioned. We should be diligent in reciting them at their prescribed times. In this hadith, the count after prayer is ten, whereas in other ahadith, Subhan Allah (33 times), Alhamdulillah (33 times), and Allahu Akbar (34 times) are mentioned. Both ahadith are authentic. It is also understood from this that the scale (on the Day of Judgment) is true.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 594