Is it obligatory to point the fingers toward the qiblah in prayer?
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The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard from some preachers that if the fingers of the hands and feet are not facing the qiblah, the prayer is not valid. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, that is an exaggeration. Pointing the fingers of the hands and feet toward the qiblah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. So his statement that his prayer is not valid is a mistake.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He places his hands on the ground and the tips of his feet on the ground; that is what is important. As for pointing the fingers, that is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I heard from some preachers that if the fingers of the hands and feet are not facing the qiblah, the prayer is not valid. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, that is an exaggeration. Pointing the fingers of the hands and feet toward the qiblah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. So his statement that his prayer is not valid is a mistake.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He places his hands on the ground and the tips of his feet on the ground; that is what is important. As for pointing the fingers, that is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب توجيه الأصابع إلى القبلة في الصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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