Fatwa No : 2602
Is it permissible to perform Salat-e-Tasbeeh?

Is it permissible to perform Salat-e-Tasbeeh?

my question is that is can u pray salat tasbeh....beacuse some scholars ulama from saudi arabia says that it is not right to pray salat tasbeh..the question is that what deoband thinks about the saudi ulma or about imam Muhammad Bin Abdulwahab. and can u please send me a detail answer if u can ask the wasila of Prophet Muhammad(SA) beacuse the saudi ulma gave a detail answer and it is very logicall answer which ur heart belives..in this answer the ulma said that Sahaba Keram(RA) didnt ask for the wasila of Prophet(SA)..only u can ask is His(SA) Shafaat in the day of Qiyama... the other questionis that saudi muslims and gair muqladeen or Ahle Hdessh are same...beacuse the saudi muslim follow an imam. dear and brother ulma y keram i will be waiting for ur answer..and i will be very thank fulll to u if you please answer my questions..

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1. Yes. Salatut-Tasbeeh is correct and is established through many authentic narrations mentioned in authentic books of Ahadith such as Abu Dawud (vol 1,page 183), Thirmizi (vol 1, page 63) and Ibnu Maja (page 99) etc., These narrations are reported by many of the respected companions such as Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar, Hazrat Ja’fer bin Abi Talib, Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib (R.A) and the list goes on. Although Allama Ibnu Jowzi has stated that the narrations pertaining to Salatut-Thasbeeh are fabricated, however, this is his singularity and the Muhadditheen (Scholars of the Science of Hadith) have strongly rejected his opinion. Thus, Hazrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmed Saharanpoor, in his book Bazlul Majhood, has quoted sayings of many of the Muahdditheen, such as Hafiz Ibnu Hajar, in detail in rejection to the opinion of Ibnu Jowzi. (Bazlul Majhood Vol 2, Page 277). Therefore saying that “praying Salatut-Tasbeeh is not correct is wrong and based on ignorance of Ahadith.
2. Although Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab was a unifier (Muwahhid) and a person with strong enmity towards Innovations (Bid’ath), he has rejected some unanimous matters established by Qur’an, Hadith and the pious predecessors. Therefore, according to the scholars of the Deoband mindset, some of his concepts are against the unanimous concept of Ahl e Sunnah Wal Jama’ah and are incorrect according to the light of Qur’an and Sunnah. From the scholars of the Arab Peninsula , those scholars who do not reject any of the unanimous concept of Ahl e Sunnah Wal Jama’ah, regardless of the school of thought they adhere to, are undoubtedly followers of Shari’ah and are amongst the scholars of truth.
3. There is no doubt that Allah Tha’ala listens and accepts supplication (Dua) of each individual. But the fact is that Duas of some people or some avenues are quick in acceptance, and, Vaseela (Intercession) too, is done for the same purpose. Therefore it is permissible without any doubt to intercede through Saints of Allah, righteous people, Nabi Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam and good deeds while making Dua and this (method) is also established through the practices of Sahab e Kiram, Thabi’een and also of Rasoolullahi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam himself. Therefore it is permissible to make Dua viz., Ya Allah accept my Dua through the intercession of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. As for such practices of Sahaba e Kiram Radhiyallahu Anhum after the demise of Nabi Sallallalhu Alaihi wa Sallam, it is proved by the method of Hadhrath Usman bin Haneef Radhiyallahu Anhu in which he ordered a person to make Dua through the intercession of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam thus; Oh Allah! I make Dua from You and I turn towards You through the intercession of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam who is the Merciful prophet. This Hadees is quoted by Thabrani in Mu’jam Kabeer and declared authentic. (Mu’jam page 104). Further Allama Munziri too has ascertained Imam Thabrani.(AthThargheeb Wath Tharheeb Vol.1, page 43). Similarly, there is a Hadees in Bukhari Shareef that Hadhrath Umar Radhiyallahu Anhu was of the practice of interceding Hadhrath Abbas Radhiyallhu Anhu while asking Dua for rain during famine, saying ‘WE USED TO INTERCEDE THROUGH YOUR PROPHET AND YOU SENT US RAIN AND WE INTERCEDE THROUGH THE UNCLE OF YOUR NABI AND SEND US RAIN, ...THUS IT RAINED. (Bukhari Shareef Vol 1, Page 137). Please refer the books Ikhthilaf e Ummath, Takmila Fath’hul Mulhim and Roohul Ma’aani for further details.
4. Most of the Muslims in Saudi Arabia are the followers of Hadhrath Imam Ahmed bin Hambali Rahimahullah and they do not have any connection what so ever with the so called Ahl e Hadees i.e Ghair Muqallideen group. In contrast, in order to deceive the public they attribute their relationship with them.

Allah knows best.