Salat al-Tasbih (The Prayer of Glorification)
A special voluntary prayer with 300 tasbih recitations, recommended for forgiveness of sins.
Salat al-Tasbih is a special voluntary prayer in which one recites the formula "Subhan Allah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illa Allah, wallahu Akbar" (Glorified be Allah, all praise is due to Allah, there is no god except Allah, Allah is the Greatest) a total of 300 times distributed over four rak'ah.
It is based on a hadith in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his uncle al-Abbas: "Shall I not give you something? Shall I not bestow something upon you? ... If you do this, Allah will forgive your sins — the first and the last, the old and the new, the unintentional and the deliberate, the small and the great, the hidden and the open" (Sunan Abu Dawud).
There is disagreement among Sunni scholars about this hadith's authenticity. Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam al-Nawawi recommended this prayer, while other scholars such as Ibn al-Jawzi doubted the hadith. Imam Ibn Taymiyyah rejected it, but Imam al-Suyuti defended its authenticity. Most scholars agree that it is permissible to pray it as a voluntary prayer.
Related terms
Surah Al-Ikhlas (Chapter of Sincerity)
The 112th chapter of the Quran, declaring Allah's absolute oneness.
Rak'ah (Prayer Cycle)
A single cycle of movements and recitations in the Islamic prayer.
Salat al-Ayat (Prayer of the Signs)
An obligatory prayer performed during natural phenomena such as solar and lunar eclipses.
Madhhab (School of Law)
An Islamic school of law with its own methodology for legal derivation from the sacred sources.
Hujjah (Proof/Divine Authority)
Allah's proof over humanity — a title for the Prophet and the twelve Imams.
Imam (Prayer Leader)
The person who leads the congregational prayer at the mosque.