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Sunnie Ameena

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Assalamu Alaikum

I have a few questions about prayer beads. Our the prayer beads to use to name the 99 names of Allah, or do you say a prayer on each bead? Also, if a person makes their own, is it the same, because I would prefer to make my own as opposed to buying them. Sunnie Ameena
 
Sunnie Ameena said:
Assalamu Alaikum

I have a few questions about prayer beads. Our the prayer beads to use to name the 99 names of Allah, or do you say a prayer on each bead? Also, if a person makes their own, is it the same, because I would prefer to make my own as opposed to buying them. Sunnie Ameena
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walaikum assalam

i dont know if there are certain rules of making prayer beads but when i made some for my grandmother i made according to her ease and kept the beads count according to her need.

i prefer fingers to keep the count but at my home prayer beads are also used to keep the count for any dua or tasbih not for any specific one.

also we have some which are divided in three sections for tasbeh Fatima. but we use it for other prayers too
 
In Islam, prayer beads are referred to as Misbaha or Tasbih or Sibha, and contain 99 beads, corresponding to the 99 Names of Allah. Sometimes only 33 beads are used, in which case one would cycle through them three times to equal 99. The beads are traditionally used to keep count while saying the prayer known as Tasbih of Fatima, which was a form of prayer offered as a gift by the Prophet Muhammad to his daughter Fatima, which is recited as follows: 33 times "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to God), 33 times "Al-hamdu lilah" (Praise be to God), and 33 times "Allahu Akbar" (God is the greatest). It is highly recommended to recite this prayer after the daily 5 ritual prayers.
Use of the misbaha to count prayers and recitations is an evolution of Muhammad's practice of using the fingers of his right hand to keep track.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP] While widely used today, some adherents of Wahhabism shun them as an intolerable innovation, preferring to stick to the exact method believed to have been used by Muhammad.[SUP][citation needed][/SUP] Their use as a religious item has somewhat diminished over the years, except among adherents of the Sufi orders, and many use them nowadays strictly as worry beads and as status symbols.[SUP][13][/SUP]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_beads
 
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The beads are generally used to keep count:

The beads are traditionally used to keep count while saying the prayer known as Tasbih of Fatima, which was a form of prayer offered as a gift by the Prophet Muhammad to his daughter Fatima, which is recited as follows: 33 times "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to God), 33 times "Al-hamdu lilah" (Praise be to God), and 33 times "Allahu Akbar" (God is the greatest). It is highly recommended to recite this prayer after the daily 5 ritual prayers.
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However, from my understanding, it is more preferable to use the fingers of the right for this because that is what the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) used to do, and Allaah (swt) knows best.
 
you can now buy and customize your own personal biddah

how great is that?
 
tango92 said:
you can now buy and customize your own personal biddah

how great is that?
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This isn't a very nice comment. There is nothing wrong with doing this to keep count, but of course, fingers are preferred.
 
Assalam Alikum to all my brothers and sisters!

Here is tasbih online tool https://universecover.com/tasbih-online/ in which you can add your name, or any dua and count it and also with many features that make your dhikr journey more faithful.

Remember me in prayers!

JazakAllah u khair
 

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