Moving the index finger in the tashahhud
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The issue of moving the index finger in supplication during the tashahhud. He says: What is the authenticity of the hadith that he used to move it and supplicate with it?
Answer:
Yes, he moves it at the mention of the Name of Allah as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he moves it during supplication. This is a sunnah (recommended practice), this is a sunnah (recommended practice), and if he leaves it, he owes nothing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The issue of moving the index finger in supplication during the tashahhud. He says: What is the authenticity of the hadith that he used to move it and supplicate with it?
Answer:
Yes, he moves it at the mention of the Name of Allah as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he moves it during supplication. This is a sunnah (recommended practice), this is a sunnah (recommended practice), and if he leaves it, he owes nothing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صلاة التطوع — islamhouse.com (1:11:18)
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