The ruling on raising and moving the finger during the tashahhud in prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: When we sit for the tashahhud, do we move the finger from the beginning of sitting until the beginning of the taslim? Or do we raise the finger when affirming the oneness of Allah? What is the ruling on this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is so; you raise the finger when the Name of Allah is mentioned in the tashahhud and supplication as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). You raise it and move it if you wish, or you do not move it; because this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Moving it is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to some scholars. If you do not move it, you owe nothing.
This questioner says: When we sit for the tashahhud, do we move the finger from the beginning of sitting until the beginning of the taslim? Or do we raise the finger when affirming the oneness of Allah? What is the ruling on this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is so; you raise the finger when the Name of Allah is mentioned in the tashahhud and supplication as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). You raise it and move it if you wish, or you do not move it; because this is a matter of scholarly disagreement. Moving it is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to some scholars. If you do not move it, you owe nothing.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم رفع وتحريك الأصبع أثناء التشهد في الصلاة – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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