Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Companions Counting Tasbih on Date Pits

“It is proven about the companions (Sahaba) that they used to count tasbih (glorifications) on date pits. Please explain this.”

He answers at 56:32 in Jihad Fillah · 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:32
maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne likha hai: "sahaba ke bare mein yeh sabit hai ke woh khajoor ki gutli par tasbeeh ginte thay." is ki wazahat karein. nahi, nahi, bilkul galat hai. koi sabit nahi hai. yeh sab jhooti baat hai. koi saboot is ka nahi. yeh sab jhooti qisse kahaniyan hain. aap is mein parhiye, yaani woh jo kitaab hai Shah Allah ki khilafat aur khulafa par, is mein unhon ne ek waqea likha hai. mein ne naqal kiya is mein apni, is mein ghaleeb tajdeed deen ji, aap is ko parh lijiyey. yeh bilkul galat baat hai, is ki koi haqeeqat nahi. maulana, agla sawal Karachi Pakistan se hai Abdul Latif sahab ka.
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