A word on the meaning of moving the finger in the tashahhud and clarifying that moving it is not lowering and raising it

The Shaykh : ... Let the one present convey it to the one absent. It is not our task to make precise calculations about whether the few are the followers and the many are the deviants, or the reverse. First, this is beyond our capacity, as it requires comprehensive investigation and scrutiny, which is not within our reach or control. Second, even if we could do it, the benefit derived from it would be negligible. The important thing is that you clarify the Sunnah, and after that, it is not your concern whether people followed it or not. This is what occurred to me on this occasion. Indeed, many people do not pay attention to the distinction between moving the finger and lowering and raising it. Therefore, we strive, according to our capacity and awareness, to remind our brothers who are with us on the straight path, if Allah wills. What we miss is more than what we catch. However, when we see a person who is far from the Sunnah, continuing to discuss the difference between moving the finger and lowering and raising it with him is futile. Rather, for the one who is with us on the Sunnah, as we said, and who thinks that lowering and raising is the Sunnah, it is easy and very simple to remind him that you intended the Sunnah, and may Allah reward you with good, but the Sunnah is moving the finger, not lowering and raising it. Present what you have. Please proceed.