What is the Sunnah regarding the placement of the right hand during the tashahhud in prayer?
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The questioner: ..... he circles it
The Shaykh: I made a mistake regarding the Saudis
The questioner: By Allah, my master, I see them with my own eyes?
The Shaykh: Never, these are Maliki.
The questioner: ... they do strange movements in the mosque
The Shaykh: No, no one does it like that. The Malikis do this and do that.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: Even recently, someone called me. I do not know him personally, but it appears he called from Algeria and asked me this question. I liked his question; it indicates his concern for the Sunnah. He said to me: What is the Sunnah regarding the placement of the right hand during the tashahhud in prayer? Is it the fist? Meaning, as the Malikis do. I said: No, this fist has no basis in the Sunnah at all. Rather, the correct and explicit Sunnah is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he sat in the tashahhud, placed his right hand on his right thigh and clenched his fingers. First: And two days ago, he sent me a message that is truly beneficial. He said: He told me about it on the phone many times. He titled it "The Clear Statement on the Zakah of Jewelry." So he adopted the opinion we adopted in the etiquettes of the wedding feast, which is that zakah is obligatory on women's jewelry. His message is truly a beneficial scientific work because he addressed the schools of jurisprudence.
The questioner: ... is the nisab a condition?
The Shaykh: No, it is a condition. This is observed by estimation, meaning gold and silver.
The Shaykh: I made a mistake regarding the Saudis
The questioner: By Allah, my master, I see them with my own eyes?
The Shaykh: Never, these are Maliki.
The questioner: ... they do strange movements in the mosque
The Shaykh: No, no one does it like that. The Malikis do this and do that.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh: Even recently, someone called me. I do not know him personally, but it appears he called from Algeria and asked me this question. I liked his question; it indicates his concern for the Sunnah. He said to me: What is the Sunnah regarding the placement of the right hand during the tashahhud in prayer? Is it the fist? Meaning, as the Malikis do. I said: No, this fist has no basis in the Sunnah at all. Rather, the correct and explicit Sunnah is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he sat in the tashahhud, placed his right hand on his right thigh and clenched his fingers. First:
He placed his hand, then clenched it, circling the middle finger and the thumb, and raising the index finger. And I saw him moving it, making du'a with it.
وضع الكف ثم قبض وحلق الوسطى والإبهام ورفع السبابة ، ورأيته يحركها يدعو بهاThe questioner: ... is the nisab a condition?
The Shaykh: No, it is a condition. This is observed by estimation, meaning gold and silver.
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