Salah al-Tasbih

first intro'ed to this salah (prayer) while in albany during ramadan. though i always intent to perform it throughout the year, i generally try to perform it at least once during ramadan. takes a looong time, but it's an amazing feeling, subhanAllah.

It is recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud and other books of hadith that Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam once said to his uncle Hadrat `Abbas (r.a.) : O Abbas!O my uncle! Shall I not give you a gift? Shall I not show you something by means of which Allah Ta`ala will forgive your sins, the first and the last of them, the past and recent, the unintentional and the intentional, the small and huge, the secret and open?

Rasulullah (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam) then taught him the Salah al-Tasbih. Furthermore he advised him that it be offered daily, if possible. If not then every Friday or once a month or once a year or at least once in one's life time.

How To Perform Salah al-Tasbih (same as above link, but reposted for our slower readers ;) )

one should realize, however, that there is some controversy around the prayer.
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