Digital Dhikr Counter (Tasbih)
Count your dhikr with this digital tasbih. Choose a preset or set your own goal.
Dhikr Presets
سُبْحَانَ الله
SubhanAllah
Using the dhikr counter
The counter above keeps a running tally so you can keep your attention on the words rather than the number. The presets follow the counts established in the Sunna; the questions below cover where those numbers come from and how the counting is meant to be done.
What is recited after each obligatory prayer, and how many times?
The best-known form is thirty-three SubhanAllah, thirty-three Alhamdulillah and thirty-four Allahu Akbar, reported in Sahih Muslim. Another authentic version gives thirty-three of each, completed with "la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah…" to make a hundred, and the Prophet ﷺ said the sins of whoever says it are forgiven even if they were like the foam of the sea.
Is it 99 or 100?
Both are reported and both are correct. Thirty-three, thirty-three and thirty-four make a hundred on their own; thirty-three of each makes ninety-nine and is completed by the tahlil as the hundredth. The counter offers the presets separately so you can follow whichever your own teacher gives you.
Should I count on my fingers rather than a counter or beads?
Counting on the fingers of the right hand is the practice established from the Prophet ﷺ, and Abdullah ibn Amr reports that he counted on his hand (Abou Dawoud 1502). Prayer beads and digital counters are a later development; the majority of scholars permit them as an aid while holding the fingers to be better, and a minority discourage them. Nothing about the reward attaches to the device.
Does dhikr still count if I am not in a state of wudu?
Yes. Unlike the prayer, remembrance of Allah has no requirement of ritual purity, and the Qur'an describes those who remember Allah "standing, sitting and lying on their sides" (Al Imran 3:191). Aisha reported that the Prophet ﷺ remembered Allah at all times.
How many times should I say istighfar or salawat?
No fixed daily number is obligatory. The Prophet ﷺ said he asked Allah's forgiveness more than seventy times a day, and the reward for salawat is described in the hadith as ten blessings from Allah for each one. The presets here use a hundred as a practical round, not as a requirement.