During the tashahhud, does one move the index finger until the end of the tashahhud, or only during the tawhid? And what is the clarification on this?
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The questioner : During the tashahhud, does one move the index finger until the end of the tashahhud, or only during the tawhid? And what is the clarification on this? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The index finger is raised and not joined with the other four fingers, because the four fingers—the little finger, the ring finger, the middle finger, and the thumb—are joined together, and the index finger remains open. Alternatively, the thumb is joined with the middle finger, and the index finger remains open. As for moving it, the closest view to me is that it is moved only when mentioning the supplication, as it came in the hadith: So when you say: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1171Sahih (Darussalam) this is a supplication, so move it. And Muwatta Malik 53:8 likewise, and Sunan an-Nasa'i 1292Hasan (Darussalam) likewise, Sahih Muslim 406a likewise, and Sunan Ibn Majah 909Sahih (Darussalam) likewise, you raise it. It is raised only during the supplication as a sign of the exaltedness of the One being supplicated to, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And other than that, it remains open, neither joined nor raised.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The index finger is raised and not joined with the other four fingers, because the four fingers—the little finger, the ring finger, the middle finger, and the thumb—are joined together, and the index finger remains open. Alternatively, the thumb is joined with the middle finger, and the index finger remains open. As for moving it, the closest view to me is that it is moved only when mentioning the supplication, as it came in the hadith:
He moves it, supplicating with it.
يحركها يدعو بهاPeace be upon you, O Prophet
السلام عليك أيها النبيPeace be upon us and on the slaves of Allah, who are salih.
السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحينAlahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad (O Allah, send salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad)
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمدO Allah: bless Muhammad and his family
اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمدlet him seek refuge with Allah from four things: From the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the Fitnah (tribulation) of Masihud-Dajjal.
أعوذ بالله من عذاب جهنم، وعذاب القبر، ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن فتنة المسيح الدجالThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.