Sunnah Method of Making Zikr on One’s Fingers

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FOREWORD In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

All praise is due to Allah the Almighty. We all

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our sinful deeds. He whom Allah guides, no one

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We pray to Allah for guidance and help. Surely, He

is over all things Powerful. May Allah accept our

effort and put it on our scale of good deeds on the Day of

Resurrection to outweigh the evil deeds. Aameen.

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INTRODUCTION

Our beloved Nabi (��ّ� و ��� �� ا) has exhorted and encouraged

us to make zikr and count on our fingers as the fingers

shall be able to testify to our remembering of Allah

on the Day of Qiyaamat. Keeping count on the fingers in

any way is Sunnah but during the time of Nabi

�� ا ��� و �ّ��)) there existed a specific method which we will

illustrate with brief notes. By means of this method one

shall be able to count to 10 000 – (clearly indicating that

the Sunnah method is the best) most beautiful and most

perfect way of doing a thing

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GLOSSARY

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CHAPTER ONE

COUNTING FROM ONE TO NINE

Counting from one to nine is done by opening and

closing the little, middle and ring fingers of the right

hand. The index finger, thumb and left hand are not

used.

ONE - is formed by closing the little finger of the right hand upto

the base of the finger

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TWO - is formed by closing the ring finger also upto the base of

the finger

THREE - is formed by closing the middle finger also upto the base

of the finger

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FOUR - is formed by opening out the little finger but the middle

and ring fingers should still remain closed

FIVE - is formed by opening out the ring finger but the middle

finger remains closed.

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SIX - is formed by opening out the middle finger (which was

closed for FIVE) and closing the ring finger (closing

towards the wrist)

SEVEN - is formed by opening out the ring finger and closing

the little finger (i.e. closing towards the wrist)

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EIGHT - is formed by closing the ring finger together with the

little finger but the middle finger should still remain

open

NINE - is formed by closing the middle finger also

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CHAPTER TWO

TENS

The tens are formed only by using the index finger

and the thumb of the right hand

TEN - is formed by placing the tip of the index finger on the top

segment of the thumb (i.e. top line of the thumb thereby

forming a circle

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TWENTY - is formed by placing the thumb nail on the last segment

of the index finger

THIRTY - is formed by joining the tips of the thumb and the index

finger

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FORTY - is formed by placing the thumb on the lower back

portion of the index finger

FIFTY - is formed by placing the thumb on the line which is on the

edge on the palm between the index finger and thumb

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SIXTY - is formed by bending the thumb and placing the second

segment of the index finger on the thumb nail

SEVENTY - is formed by placing the tip of thumb on the first

segment of the index finger

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EIGHTY - is formed by placing the tip of index finger on the nail of

a bent thumb

NINTY - is formed by is formed by placing the tip of index finger

on the last segment of the thumb

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CHAPTER THREE

HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS

For the hundreds and thousands the left hand is used.

The units of the right hand shall be hundreds on the

left hand. SEVEN on the right hand shall, for example,

form SEVEN HUNDRED on the left hand.

The tens of the right hand shall be thousands on the

left hand. EIGHTY on the right hand shall form EIGHT

THOUSAND on the left hand as shown:

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In this way one shall be able to count up to 9999 using

only his two hands

Right Hand

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Left Hand

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Right Hand

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90 Left

Hand

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000 Thus by adding 9000 and 900 of the left hand to the 90 and 9 on

the right hand a total of 9999 is obtained

All praise is due to Allah who has made us ummatis of

such a Nabi (��ّ� و ��� �� ا) who has shown us the easiest and best

way of doing everything. Even the method of keeping count of zikr

on our fingers

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Abu Hurairah (�� narrates that the Messenger of Allah (ر�� ا

�� ا ��� و �ّ��)) said: “Whoever adheres to my sunnah at the

time of corruption of my ummah, for him is the reward of a

hundred martyrs”. (Mishkaat)

The benefits of following the minute sunnahs of Rasul

�� ا ��� و �ّ��)) cannot be over emphasized. In following each

sunnah a noor encompasses the life of the follower and is

a manifestation of his love for Allah .

“Say if you love Allah then follow me (Rasul) Allah

will love you and forgive your sins” (Al-Qur’an 3:31)

Rasul (��ّ� و ��� �� ا) is the most beloved of all creation and he

is the inextricable link between the creator and the

creation. Allah says with reference to Rasullulah

�� ا ��� و �ّ��) ):

“Had it not been for you I would not have created the

heavens.”