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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on raising the finger when the imam passes a verse containing the Name of Allah?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we see some of the brothers raising their index finger while standing when the imam passes a verse containing the Name of Allah, or a verse containing glorification of Allah, and they are in prayer. Did this come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? This

Answer:
It is their independent legal reasoning, and by custom, when the mention of Allah comes, they raise their fingers. This is according to custom; they followed the custom. I do not know of any evidence for this except in the tashahhud; it is only in the tashahhud. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1167 -2802] حكم رفع الأصبع إذا مر الإمام بآية فيها لفظ الجلالة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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