How to move the finger in the tashahhud?
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The questioner : It requires practical application to move the finger in the tashahhud.
The Shaykh : The most correct opinion in our view regarding moving the finger is that it is moved whenever a person makes a supplication. For example, when he says, "O Allah, forgive me," he raises the finger; when he says, "and have mercy on me," he raises the finger. He raises the finger for every supplicatory phrase in the tashahhud. When he says, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet," he raises his finger in the supplication; when he says, "and upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah," he raises his finger; when he says, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad," he raises his finger; when he says, "O Allah, bless Muhammad," he raises his finger; when he says, "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire," he raises his finger; and when he says, "and from the punishment of the grave," he raises it. The point is that he raises his finger with every supplication. This is why the hadith came that he used to move it, supplicating with it, and the meaning is clear, because he raises it to the One to whom he is supplicating, Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The Shaykh : The most correct opinion in our view regarding moving the finger is that it is moved whenever a person makes a supplication. For example, when he says, "O Allah, forgive me," he raises the finger; when he says, "and have mercy on me," he raises the finger. He raises the finger for every supplicatory phrase in the tashahhud. When he says, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet," he raises his finger in the supplication; when he says, "and upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah," he raises his finger; when he says, "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad," he raises his finger; when he says, "O Allah, bless Muhammad," he raises his finger; when he says, "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire," he raises his finger; and when he says, "and from the punishment of the grave," he raises it. The point is that he raises his finger with every supplication. This is why the hadith came that he used to move it, supplicating with it, and the meaning is clear, because he raises it to the One to whom he is supplicating, Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Yes.