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Fatimah Az-Zahra’ felt embarrassed to tell her father why she had come over the previous day, however finally told the Noble Messenger (S) that, ‘You know that the household duties are numerous - water must be brought; the wheat must be ground (to make flour); the house must be swept and all the other things which must be taken care of.’

Upon hearing these things, the Prophet became very distressed. Fatimah continued and said, ‘I came to see if you could give me a servant to help in the household chores so that I can share some of the toil and struggles.’

The Prophet (S) said, ‘Shall I not direct you to a guide and helper which is even better than this (what you want)?’
The daughter of the Prophet (S) said, ‘Yes please do O’ Messenger of Allah!’

At this point, the Prophet (S) taught her this famous tasbih which he told her should be recited before going to sleep and after every Salat.”

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Outcome Of The Tasbih

1. Deliverance From Misfortunes

قَالَ الإِمَامُ جَعْفَرُ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ لصَّادِقُ يَا أَبَا هَارُونَ! إِنَّا نَأْمُرُ صِبْيَانَنَا بِتَسْبِيحِ فَاطِمَةَ سَلاَمُ للٌّهِ عَلَيْهَا كَمَا نَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَأَلْزِمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُلْزِمْهُ عَبْدٌ فَشَقِيَ.

Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon them both) said: “O’ Aba Harun! We command our youngsters to recite the tasbih of Fatimah, may the peace of Allah be upon her, just as we command them to perform the Salat. Therefore, be cautious in (performing) it, since indeed whichever servant is not attentive to it will become misfortunate.”

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2. Forgiveness Of One’s Sins

قَالَ الإِمَامُ جَعْفَرُ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ لصَّادِقُ مَنْ سَبَّحَ تَسْبِيحَ فَاطِمَةَ لزَّهْرَاءِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَـثْـنِِيَ رِجْلَيْهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ لْفَرِيضَةِ غَفَرَ للٌّهُ لَهُ وَ لْبَيْدَأْ بِالتَّكْبِـيـرِ.

Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon them both) has said: “Anyone who, after his obligatory Salat and before he moves his feet, recites the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ (peace be upon her), will have all of his sins forgiven and he should start this tasbih with ‘Allahu Akbar.’”

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3. Person Becomes Worthy Of Paradise

قَالَ الإِمَامُ جَعْفَرُ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ لصَّادِقُ مَنْ سَبَّحَ تَسْبِيحَ فَاطِمَةَ لزَّهْرَاءِ فِي دُبُرِ لْمَكْتُوبَةِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَبْسُطَ رِجْلَيْهِ، أَوْجَبَ للٌّهُ لَهُ لْجَنَّةَ.

Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (peace be upon them both) has said: “One who recites the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ (peace be upon her) after the obligatory Salat, before one changes the position one is in (for the tashahhud and salam), Allah will make that person worthy of Paradise.”

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4. A Gift From The Angels

Whenever one goes to bed (to prepare for sleep), one noble Angel and one Satan quickly come towards that person. The Angel says to the person, ‘Finish off your day in a good way and start off your night in a good manner too.’ However, the Satan says to him, ‘Finish off your day in sin and start off your night sinning as well!’

Thus, if a person obeys the Angel and ends his day in the remembrance of Allah (SWT) and before going to sleep, starts the night with the remembrance of Allah (SWT) by reciting the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ ('a), then that Angel will get rid of the Satan, and will protect the person until he wakes up from his sleep.

When one wakes up (in the morning), the Satan again rushes to his side and says the same thing he did the previous night, and the Angel too repeats what he said the night before. Thus, if once again, the servant remembers Allah (SWT) the way he did before he went to sleep the previous night, then again, the Angel will get rid of the Satan and Allah (SWT) will write for that person, the reward of worship for the entire night.

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5. Protection From Tragedies

Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq ('a) has said, “Two brothers went to the Prophet of Allah (S) and said, ‘We want to go to Sham (Syria) for trading. Can you please advise us what we can say or do to remain safe from the dangers (which we may entail on such a long journey)?’

The Prophet replied, ‘When you go into the trading post and have recited your Salatul ‘Isha and are ready to go to sleep, then recite the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ followed by Ayatul Kursi. In this way, you will remain safe from all evils until the next morning.’

On the way to Sham, some thieves began to follow them and when they entered the trading post, the thieves sent one of their slaves to see what the two people were up to – were they sleeping or awake?

When the slave came near them, he noticed they had just gotten into bed and as each of them recited the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ and Ayatul Kursi, the slave saw that two walls began to encircle the two brothers!

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The slave walked around the brothers, but could see not other than the two walls surrounding them.

He returned back to the thieves and told them what he saw to which they replied, ‘May Allah disgrace you! You are lying to us! Indeed, you are simply incapable (of carrying out such a simple job) and are scared!’

They themselves got up and went to look – but they too only saw two walls and nothing else!

They began to scale the walls; however, they could not hear a sound from inside the walls nor could they see anyone! Thus, they returned back to their camp.

When morning came, the thieves went to the two brothers and asked them, ‘Where were you last night?’ They said, ‘We were right here sleeping and did not move from our places.’

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The thieves told them, ‘We swear by Allah that we came here but did not see anything except for two walls. Please tell us what is the story behind this?’

The two brothers said, ‘We had gone to the Prophet of Allah (S) and asked him to advise us before we begin our journey. He told us to recite the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ and Ayatul Kursi (before going to sleep) and we did just as we were told.’

The thieves replied, ‘Go and continue (your journey). We swear by Allah that we will not come after you. We swear that by reciting these words (the tasbihat and Ayatul Kursi) no thief will ever be able to attack you!’”

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6. Being Cured By The Tasbih

A man went to Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq ('a) to complain to him about his state. Even though the Imam ('a) was speaking to him, he could not hear what the Imam ('a) was saying. The man then began to complain to the Imam ('a) of very bad ear aches to which the Imam ('a) asked him, “Why are you negligent of the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’?”

The man questioned, “May I be sacrificed for you! What is the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’?” The Imam ('a) replied, “Recite ‘Allahu Akbar’ 34 times; ‘Alhamdulillah’ 33 times and ‘Subhana Allah’ 33 times as this makes a complete 100 (remembrances).

The man stated that, “After a short period of time that I recited this tasbihat continuously, the pain in my ears went away.”1

7. Separation From Satan

قَالَ الإِمَامُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ لبَّاقِرُ مَنْ سَبَّحَ تَسْبِيحَ فَاطِمَةَ ثُمَّ سْتَغْـفَرَ، غُفِرَ لَهُ وَ هِيَ مِائَةٌ بِاللِّسَانِ وَ أَلْفٌ فِي لْمِيزَانِ وَ يَطْرُدُ لشَّيْطَانَ وَ يَرْضى لرَّحْمٌنَ.

Imam Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali al-Baqir (peace be upon them both) has said, “One who recites the tasbih of Fatimah Az-Zahra’ (peace be upon her) and after that asks for forgiveness (for his sins) will be forgiven (by Allah). This tasbih on the tongue is (the recitation of the dhikr) 100 times, but as for the weight in the scale (of deeds), it is counted as 1,000 (good deeds); and (in addition, this tasbih) will distance Satan from one’s self and makes ‘The Beneficent’ (Allah) pleased (with that person).”