The ruling on moving the finger when hearing a verse of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in prayer
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The Shaykh:
Greet those you know and those you do not know, except if you know that he is a disbeliever, in which case do not initiate the greeting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1602Sahih (Darussalam). As for if you do not know, say "As-salamu alaykum" (Peace be upon you), and there is no harm in you initiating it. And if he greets you, say "Wa alaykum as-salam" (And upon you peace). It is not permissible to remain silent and turn away with harshness; it is not permissible toward a believer. Yes.
The questioner:
The last questioner says in his third question: What is the ruling on moving the finger when hearing a verse containing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) while I am praying, meaning after reciting al-Fatihah, or when I hear it from the imam?
The Shaykh:
I do not know that it is obligatory. I do not know that if one hears a verse containing tawhid (the oneness of Allah), he should glorify Allah if he is in a voluntary prayer at the end of the recitation or when the imam pauses, and likewise in an obligatory prayer if the imam pauses or at the end of the recitation, such as "He is the Mighty, the Wise" or "He is the Compassionate, the Merciful," and "Glorified is He," just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in his tahajjud (late-night voluntary prayer) at night: if he passed a verse of glorification, he would glorify, and if he passed a verse of supplication, he would supplicate. So you do the same. As for the obligatory prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stop; he continued in the recitation. But if he stopped and supplicated, you may supplicate in your tahajjud. However, it is thought that in the obligatory prayer, one should not stop, because it is not reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped in his recitation in the obligatory prayer. This was only reported of him in his tahajjud at night, because tahajjud at night is based on lengthening the recitation and humility before Allah, and he is praying for himself. As for the imam, he is praying for the people, so if he stopped at every verse containing supplication or glorification, it might lengthen the prayer for them and be difficult for them. Yes.
Greet those you know and those you do not know, except if you know that he is a disbeliever, in which case do not initiate the greeting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not precede the Jews and the Christians with the Salam
لا تبدؤوا اليهود والنصارى بالسلامThe questioner:
The last questioner says in his third question: What is the ruling on moving the finger when hearing a verse containing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) while I am praying, meaning after reciting al-Fatihah, or when I hear it from the imam?
The Shaykh:
I do not know that it is obligatory. I do not know that if one hears a verse containing tawhid (the oneness of Allah), he should glorify Allah if he is in a voluntary prayer at the end of the recitation or when the imam pauses, and likewise in an obligatory prayer if the imam pauses or at the end of the recitation, such as "He is the Mighty, the Wise" or "He is the Compassionate, the Merciful," and "Glorified is He," just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in his tahajjud (late-night voluntary prayer) at night: if he passed a verse of glorification, he would glorify, and if he passed a verse of supplication, he would supplicate. So you do the same. As for the obligatory prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not stop; he continued in the recitation. But if he stopped and supplicated, you may supplicate in your tahajjud. However, it is thought that in the obligatory prayer, one should not stop, because it is not reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped in his recitation in the obligatory prayer. This was only reported of him in his tahajjud at night, because tahajjud at night is based on lengthening the recitation and humility before Allah, and he is praying for himself. As for the imam, he is praying for the people, so if he stopped at every verse containing supplication or glorification, it might lengthen the prayer for them and be difficult for them. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 16 — archive.org
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