How to Position the Index Finger in the Tashahhud
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How is the index finger positioned in the tashahhud?
You fold the ring finger and the little finger, and you form a ring with the middle finger and the thumb. If you wish, you may also fold the middle finger. As for the thumb, you may either form a ring with it and the middle finger, or fold it together with the other two and bring the thumb to them. You do not fold the index finger, nor do you raise it.When the supplication comes, you raise it, for example: O Allah, send blessings upon... you raise it as a sign of the exaltedness of the one being invoked, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
You fold the ring finger and the little finger, and you form a ring with the middle finger and the thumb. If you wish, you may also fold the middle finger. As for the thumb, you may either form a ring with it and the middle finger, or fold it together with the other two and bring the thumb to them. You do not fold the index finger, nor do you raise it.When the supplication comes, you raise it, for example: O Allah, send blessings upon... you raise it as a sign of the exaltedness of the one being invoked, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).