Moving the index finger during the tashahhud
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does one move the index finger during the tashahhud, or is it not moved at all?
Answer:
They are scholars. There is disagreement among them. I think the one you heard does not accept it; rather, he only points to it without distortion. The point here is that he points to it but does not demand it. Some scholars say he moves it during supplication, spreading it out during supplication. Some say he moves it constantly in every ambiguous verse, but the reality is that this is sound. The middle position is that he moves it during supplication, this middle position during the tashahhud and during supplication, this is the middle position, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does one move the index finger during the tashahhud, or is it not moved at all?
Answer:
They are scholars. There is disagreement among them. I think the one you heard does not accept it; rather, he only points to it without distortion. The point here is that he points to it but does not demand it. Some scholars say he moves it during supplication, spreading it out during supplication. Some say he moves it constantly in every ambiguous verse, but the reality is that this is sound. The middle position is that he moves it during supplication, this middle position during the tashahhud and during supplication, this is the middle position, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/27 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:59)
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