Ali earned very little money and was unable to afford a servant for Fatimah. Fatimah's hands were blistered from constant grinding; her neck had become sore from carrying water; her clothes had become dirty from sweeping the floor. One day Ali was aware that Muhammad had some servants, and advised Fatimah to ask him for one of his servants. Fatimah went, but she was unable to ask. Finally, Ali went with Fatimah to Muhammad's house. He did not accept their request, saying "there are many orphans (starved), I must sell these servants to feed them". Then Muhammad said "I will give you one thing better than helping of servant". He taught them a special manner of Dhikr which is known as the "tasbih of Fatimah". 34 repetitions of ʾallāhu ʾakbar (), meaning "God is Greater [than everything]". This saying is known as Takbir (). 33 repetitions of al-ḥamdu lillāh (), meaning "All praise is due to God.". This saying is known as Tahmid (). 33 repetitions of subḥāna -llah (), meaning "Glorified is God". This saying is known as Tasbih (). See also Tasbih of Fatimah Tahmid Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin Tahlil Takbir Tasmiyah Salawat Peace be upon him Shahadah Hallelujah References Further reading Dubin, L. S. (2009). "Prayer Beads". In C. Kenney (Ed.), The History of Beads: From 100,000 B.C. to the Present. Revised and Expanded Edition. New York: Abrams Publishing. pp. 79–92. Henry, G., & Marriott, S. (2008). Beads of Faith: Pathways to Meditation and Spirituality Using Rosaries, Prayer Beads and Sacred Words. Fons Vitae Publishing. Untracht, O. (2008). "Rosaries of India". In H. Whelchel (ed.), Traditional Jewelry of India. New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 69–73. Wiley, E., & Shannon, M. O. (2002). A String and a Prayer: How to Make and Use Prayer Beads. Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. External links History of Prayer Beads: Islamic Subha History of the Tasbih in Iran History of the Tasbih in Iran Muslim Prayer Beads Rosaries of India: Muslim Misbaha Souvenir Tasbih Cantik Prayer beads Salah Salah terminology Arabic words and phrases Islamic terminology Sunni Islam Shia Islam