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Then fiAbdullāh bin Masfiūd  went to those groups of dhikr
and said: “What are you doing?” They answered: “O Abu fiAbdir-

Raḥmān, these are gravel stones (tasbīḥ beads) that we use in order
to count tahlīl and tasbīḥ”. fiAbdullāh bin Masfiūd said: “Take

account of the despicableness and of your errors. I guarantee that

your goodness will not be lost. Woe to you, O nation of Muḥammad
(), look at how fast you destroy. There are still many companions

of the prophet  still alive. Their clothes are not yet worn out and

the vessel has not yet been destroyed. By the Lord within whose
hand my soul is, do you feel better than that of the Deen of the

Prophet Muḥammad , or have you opened the door to apostasy?”
They said: “By Allāh, O Abū fiAbdir-Raḥmān, we desired nothing

other than goodness!” He said: “How many people have desired

goodness yet their methods are wrong! Indeed, the Messenger of
Allāh  said: “later there will be a group who read Al Qur√ān but it

will not pass from their throats!” (Ibnu Masfiūd  continued): “By
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Allāh, I see what the Prophet  said amongst many of you”.
This narration offers many benefits, amongst which are:

- fiAbdullāh bin Masfiūd  repudiated the manner of undertaking

and performing dhikr in jamāfiah even though the intention was

good, because this issue constitutes something new within
fiibādah, namely bidfiah, and each and every bidfiah is an evil

matter despite being held to be good by many people. fiAbdullāh

ibn fiUmar  said:

24 Refer to the complete narration in Sunan ad Dārimī I/68-69, Silsilah al Aḥādīth aṣ Ṣaḥīḥah,
no. 2005.
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