11-23-2003, 04:26 AM
Asalam~O~Alykum
Salaat al-tasaabih! the GLORIFICATION Prayer!
Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet (Sal-allahu-aleihi-wasallam) said to Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib:
"O Abbas, my uncle! Shall I not make a present to you ? Shall I not make a gift to you ? Shall I not infrom you ? Shall I not produce in you ten virtues when you will do that, Allah will forgive your sins, its first and its last, its past and its present, its involuntary and its voluntary, its small and its great, its secret and its open. (That is): You should pray four (4) rakats reading in each rakat the Opening of the Book (Sura Fatiha) and a sura. When you become free from reading in the first rakat while you are standing, you shall utter 15 times "Subhan Allah-e-Wa-Al Hamd-o-lillah-e-Wala-Ilaha-Ilallaho-Wallaho-Akbar" [Glory to be Allah and All Praise is for Allah and There is no deity but Allah and Allah is the Greatest];
then you shall bow down and utter it 10 times while you are in bowing;next you shall raise up your head from bowing and utter it 10 times;next you shall prostrate down and utter it 10 times while you are in prostration;next you shall raise up your head from prostration and utter it 10 times;next you shall prostrate down again and utter it 10 times in prostration;next you shall raise up your head and utter it ten times. And that will be 75 times in each rakat. You shall do it in the four rakats.
If you are able to pray it once in every day, do so; and if you are unable to do so then once in every week; if you are (still) unable to do so, then once in every month; if you are still unable to do so them once in a year; if you are (still) unable to do so, then once in your life.
Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Tirmizi narrated a similar Hadith from Abu Rafe and Baihaqi narrated this Hadith in Dawat-ul-Kabir. Hadith No.1252 of Mishkat Al-Masabih.
Note: This salat is very pleasing, will be completed in 15-20 minutes. Please do not count the numbers while praying, instead you can press your fingers to remember. In case, you utter the less Tasbeeh in one posture, complete the numbers in the next posture. Also for the 2nd an the 4th ruk`aat, the glorification should be uttered before the Qaedah (taHiyaatu!). Best of luck and i hope u take time doing this prayer during these last blessed days of Ramadan!
ur sincere sr, A`ishanur (Islam_is_unique@yahoo.com)
Oh, Allah You Are the Forgiver, u love Forgiveness, forgive us then!
~~Ramadan is a month whose beginning is Mercy, whose middle is forgivensss and whose end is freedom from fire~~
The Prophet, fullest peace be upon him
