Kindly assist with the translation of this narration
قال لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عليكن بالتسبيح والتهليل والتقديس واعقدن بالأنامل فإنهن مسئولات مستنطقات
Answer
Translation
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told us:
“Hold fast onto making tasbih [saying Subhanallah], tahlil [saying La ilaha illallah] and glorifying Allah, and count them on your fingers for they [your fingers] will be questioned and asked to speak”
Reference
Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) have recorded this narration on the authority of Sayyidah Yusayrah (radiyallahu ‘anha). Imam Abu Dawud (rahimahullah) has recorded it with slight variation in the wording.
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3583, Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 842 and Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 1496. Also see: Footnotes of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 7738)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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