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What "Ismaili tasbih" refers to
If you searched this term and landed here, this page will tell you what it refers to and then be straight with you about what this site does and does not cover.
Ismaili tasbih refers to devotional recitation practised in the Ismaili community. It has its own texts, its own occasions and its own forms.
This site documents dhikr as it appears in Sunni hadith scholarship, and it is reviewed by a scholar trained at Darul Uloom Deoband. It does not teach Ismaili devotional practice, and this page will not attempt to.
Why this page exists
Because tasbih is a shared word, and a search engine does not sort by community.
People looking for Ismaili material land on general tasbih pages constantly, and those pages usually either ignore the question or answer it as an argument.
Neither is useful to you. Saying plainly what the term points at, and where this site stops, respects your time more.
What this site does cover
Dhikr as it appears in Sunni hadith scholarship, with each phrase carrying its collection, its number and its grading.
That includes the phrases many Muslims share across communities: SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah.
The counter itself is neutral. It counts what you choose to say and claims nothing beyond that.
If you were looking for something else
Two terms get confused with this one, and you may have wanted one of them.
Tasbih Fatima is the dhikr before sleep that the Prophet ﷺ taught his daughter Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her): 34 takbir, 33 tasbih and 33 tahmid, in Sahih Muslim 2727a. It is on Tasbih Fatima.
Salatul Tasbih is a voluntary prayer built around 300 glorifications. It is on what is Salatul Tasbih.
Where to go instead
For Ismaili devotional material, community sources will serve you better than a general reference site, and they are the right place to ask.
This page records what a search term points at. It is not a ruling about anyone, and nothing on it should be read as one.