What is the ruling on interlacing the fingers in the mosque?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on interlacing the fingers in the mosque before prayer?
Answer:
It is not permissible. If he is waiting for the prayer, it is not permissible for him to interlace his fingers, because he is in prayer. The one who waits for the prayer is in prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Darimi 2:214, neither during the prayer nor before it if he is waiting for it.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on interlacing the fingers in the mosque before prayer?
Answer:
It is not permissible. If he is waiting for the prayer, it is not permissible for him to interlace his fingers, because he is in prayer. The one who waits for the prayer is in prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So he does not interlace his fingers.
فلا يشبك بين أصابعه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تشبيك الأصابع في المسجد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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