Is it recommended to indicate with the finger in prayer?
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The questioner : If one is unable to indicate with the head, and we said that he does not indicate with the eye, does he indicate with the finger?
The Shaykh : No, he does not face with the finger. Why? Because no hadith has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : Yes,
The Shaykh : He does not indicate with his finger because no evidence has been reported for it, and no one among the scholars has said so. Acts of worship are based on restriction; if they are reported from the Shari'ah, they are valid, otherwise they are not.
The Shaykh : No, he does not face with the finger. Why? Because no hadith has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
And no one among the scholars has said so.
ولم يقل به أحد من أهل العلم.The questioner : Yes,
The Shaykh : He does not indicate with his finger because no evidence has been reported for it, and no one among the scholars has said so. Acts of worship are based on restriction; if they are reported from the Shari'ah, they are valid, otherwise they are not.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3700عجز عن الإيماء بالرأس للركوع والسجود فهل يومئ...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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