The Chief of the
Women of the world and the Lady of Paradise, Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.) used
to grind barley manually by the stone mill in her house which caused cuts in
her sacred hands. The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) asked her to go
to the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) and request for a maid assistant. When she
requested for a maid, the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) said to her: “Fatima!
Shall I tell you something which is better than a servant and even better than
everything that is in this world? After the Salat, recite Allahu Akbar 34
times; Alhamdulillah 33 times and Subhanallah 33 times, and end it by saying La
Ilaha Illallah once.” (Kanzul Ummal v2 p 57)
Surah al-Ahza’ab
Ayah 35: “Allah has promised forgiveness and great rewards to…. the men and women
who remember Allah very often.” The Infallible Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
“Whoever recites Tasbih-e-Fatima Zahra (s.a.) at night, becomes included in
Ayah 41 of Surah al-Ahza’ab: “O believers, remember Allah very often”
Someone asked the
Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.): “On the Day of Judgment, which of the servants will
have the highest status?” He (s.a.w.a.s.) replied: “Those who remember Allah
very often”
The Infallible
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “We command our youngsters to read Salat and
also recite Tasbih-e-Fatima Zahra (s.a.). Whoever recites the Tasbih will avoid
misfortune, his sins are forgiven, Allah makes him worthy of Paradise, and
Angels protect him if he recites the Tasbih before sleep, protection from
tragedies, it cures the pain.”
The Tasbih should be recited without interruption and it
is helpful if few tears rolled out while reciting it.
It is stated in the book Makarem-ul-Akhlaq that initially
Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.) used to recite the Zikr on a woolen thread with one
hundred knots tied in it. When Hazrat Hamza, the uncle of the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) was martyred in the Battle of Uhad, the soil from his grave was
used to make the first beads of the Tasbih. When the King of Martyrs, the Infallible Imam Husayn (a.s.) was
martyred at Karbala, the soil from around his grave was used to make the beads
of the Tasbih which have many merits and blessings.
Meanings of the
elements of Tasbih:
Allahu Akbar:
means Allah is Superior and Greater than what we can think or suppose of Him; Allah
is greater than everything in existence; Allah is Superior to all creations
which can be sensed, which our intelligence can discern, and all that which is within
the world and the universe. The words, ‘Allahu Akbar” are the same word which a
newborn Muslim child hears for the first time in Azaan and Iqamah; and the last
words that a person will hear when one dies in Talqin. The words “Allahu Akbar”
are the first and only Zikr in the Salat which are obligatory and a part of the
foundation (Rukn) of the Salat.
Alhamdulillah:
means All Praise be to Allah. This is reserved for Allah alone Who nurtures the
entire universe. By saying this phrase, the feeling of thanking Him is brought
to life in our souls. Speaking of this Zikr removes any sort of negligence
within us and causes us to remember the blessings which we have been given and
we are able to take notice and remind ourselves of the Majesty of Allah. There are 99 names of Allahbut the name “Allah”
is the most comprehensive of all names.
Subhanallah: means
Glory be to Allah. The Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) said: “It means to testify that Allah transcends all things which
are unworthy of being thought about Him.” About the meaning of the phrase “Subhanallah”,
the Gateway of Knowledge, Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (a.s.) said: “It
meant that Allah is Great and of high status, the Possessor of Nobility and
Greatness Who is free from all defects and from all those things which the
polytheists may say about Him. Any time
a servant of Allah says this phrase, all of the Angels immediately send prayers
and salutations upon that person.” (Mizan al-Hikmah v. 5 p 2363) The Infallible
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “Allah will remove seventy types of
difficulties from a person who says “Subhanallah” thirty times every day-the
minimum difficulty is poverty. The second benefit is that the person will be
saved from grief, sorrow, and a fatal death, just as we see that the reason for
the safety of Prophet Younus when he was in the belly of the whale was because
of him reciting “Glory be to You (Allah), surely I was from amongst those who
were unjust (to themselves)” Surah al-Anbiya Ayah 87 (Al-Amali of Shaykh Saduq)
Sources used:
The Glorious Qur’an
Tasbih
Fatima by
Abbas Azizi
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