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Sunan an-Nasai 1350 — Dhikr Counts After Salah
Another number for the tasbih
Dhikr Counts After Salah: 25 Each with Tahlil
Sunan an-Nasai : 1350
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1350
أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ حِزَامٍ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ أُمِرُوا أَنْ يُسَبِّحُوا، دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَيَحْمَدُوا ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَيُكَبِّرُوا أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ فَأُتِيَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَمَرَكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُسَبِّحُوا دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَتَحْمَدُوا ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَتُكَبِّرُوا أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَاجْعَلُوهَا خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ وَاجْعَلُوا فِيهَا التَّهْلِيلَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " اجْعَلُوهَا كَذَلِكَ " .
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
They were commanded to say the tasbih thirty-three times following the prayer, and to say the tahmid thirty-three times, and to say the takbir thirty-four times, then a man from among the Ansar was told in a dream: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) command you to say the tasbih thirty-three times following the prayer, and to say the tahmid thirty-three times, and to say the takbir thirty-four times?' He said: 'Yes.' 'Instead of that, say each one twenty-five times, and include the tahlil among them.' The next morning he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him about that, and he said: 'Do that.'
[1] Takbîr : magnifying Allâh by saying "Allahu Akbar (Allâh is Greatest)"[2] Tahlîl : saying Lâ ilâha illallâh (there is none worthy of worship except Allâh)Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1350In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 172English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1351
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1350
This Hadith speaks about dhikr counts after salah. The Companions were commanded to say tasbih thirty-three times, tahmid thirty-three times, and takbir thirty-four times after prayer. Then a man from among the Ansar was shown in a dream another count: say each one twenty-five times and include the tahlil among them. When he told the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) the next morning, the Prophet said: Do that. The Hadith shows a second form of post-prayer dhikr: SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, and La Ilaha Illallah, each said twenty-five times, making one hundred. The main lesson is to remember Allah after prayer using the wording approved in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Post-prayer dhikr may include tasbih, tahmid, takbir, and tahlil.
- The Hadith mentions twenty-five of each phrase as an approved count.
- The man reported his dream to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) before acting on it publicly.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) approved the wording mentioned in the narration.
