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What is the method for counting adhkar (remembrances of God) with the hand? May Allah reward you with the best of rewards.

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The verbal and practical Sunnah indicated counting tasbih with the hand. In some narrations, it specifies the right hand. The matter is flexible. As for the Prophet's ﷺ saying, "Count with the fingertips," scholars have differed in its interpretation. The more accurate opinion is that it refers to the fingers, not just the fingertips or the finger joints.

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