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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Pointing with the index finger in the tashahhud and between the two prostrations

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Question:
Fatimah the Shaykh. When does the one praying point with his index finger in the tashahhud, and in this sitting between the two prostrations, is there a pointing of the finger?

Answer:
As for the sitting between the two prostrations, I do not know if there is a pointing in the original practice. There is no interlocking of the fingers; rather, this is for the tashahhud. The interlocking of the fingers is in the tashahhud, and raising the index finger is in the tashahhud, the first and the second. He moves it when the Name of Allah passes, and he raises it throughout the tashahhud. The finger is raised throughout the tashahhud, but he does not move it except when the Name of Allah passes, such as "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire." When the Name of Allah comes, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," whenever the Name of Allah passes, he moves his finger as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المواقيت - 1 — islamhouse.com (55:24)

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