Raising the Finger and Facing the Qiblah When Reciting the Testimonies After Ablution
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Question:
The Shaykh: When the one who has performed ablution says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," does he raise his index finger? And does he face the qiblah?
Answer:
What has been transmitted is that the one who faces the qiblah raises his gaze to the sky. This is what has been transmitted: raising the gaze to the sky as a sign of elevation. As for whether he raises his finger, I do not know of this. Yes.
The Shaykh: When the one who has performed ablution says, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," does he raise his index finger? And does he face the qiblah?
Answer:
What has been transmitted is that the one who faces the qiblah raises his gaze to the sky. This is what has been transmitted: raising the gaze to the sky as a sign of elevation. As for whether he raises his finger, I do not know of this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 — youtube.com (47:05)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.