Is it permissible for the khatib to gesture with his hand during the Friday sermon?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is it prescribed for the khatib on Friday to raise his voice and lower it, and to gesture with his hand? He says: Is it prescribed for the khatib on Friday to raise his voice and lower it, and to gesture with his hand, interacting with the sermon?
Answer:
Gesturing with the hand is not done; rather, one gestures with the finger when the Name of Allah is mentioned. As for movement and turning here and there, he means facing forward; he does not turn and does not move his hands. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is it prescribed for the khatib on Friday to raise his voice and lower it, and to gesture with his hand? He says: Is it prescribed for the khatib on Friday to raise his voice and lower it, and to gesture with his hand, interacting with the sermon?
Answer:
Gesturing with the hand is not done; rather, one gestures with the finger when the Name of Allah is mentioned. As for movement and turning here and there, he means facing forward; he does not turn and does not move his hands. This is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/388] هل يجوز للخطيب أن يشير بيده أثناء خطبة الجمعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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