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When he recites, “ Al-hamdulillah ,” God shall grant him the blessings of the world till he meets Allah and enters into the blessings of the hereafter.[^17] Practical tasbih Imam as-Sadiq ( ‘a ) said: “One of the most difficult and important things that God has made necessary for creation is “abundant remembrance” { dhikr al-kathir }.” He ( ‘a ) then said: “What it means is not the recital of “ Subhan Allahi wa’l-hamdulillahi wa la ilaha illallahu Allahu akbar ” {Glory be to Allah; praise be to Allah; there is no god but Allah; Allah is greater} although it is also part of them.

What it means is ‘to remember Allah as to what is lawful { halal } and what is unlawful { haram }’.”[^18] That is, to remember God when acting; if a certain task means obedience to Him, it has to be undertaken; if it earns His displeasure, it has to be abandoned. Repetition of tasbih Someone came to the house of Imam as-Sadiq ( ‘a ). He saw the Imam ( ‘a ) in a state of *ruku‘*glorifying God and repeating the tasbih 60 times.

While in the state of sujud , the Imam repeated the tasbih 500 times.[^19] The repetition of tasbih is discussed not only in prayer but in the Hajj rites as well. At the time of looking at the Black Stone { hajar al-aswad }, during the sa‘i between Safa and Marwah, and in other cases, the repetition of tasbih has been recommended. For instance, in the prayer, apart from the dhikr in ruku‘ and sujud , Tasbihat al-Arba‘ah can also be repeated in the third and fourth rak‘ah s.