What do you prefer regarding moving the finger during the tashahhud?
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The questioner : What do you prefer regarding moving the finger during the tashahhud?
The Shaykh : We prefer that he moves it upward, like this, whenever a supplicatory phrase comes.
The questioner : As Ibn al-Qayyim said, it remains raised like this?
The Shaykh : Upward, then we bring it back down and say: “O Lord, forgive me,” and “I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire,” and he raises it upward.
The questioner : Is it pressed down completely or not?
The Shaykh : It is not pressed down completely, because if it is pressed down, it becomes like the three fingers, so it must be raised somewhat.
The Shaykh : We prefer that he moves it upward, like this, whenever a supplicatory phrase comes.
The questioner : As Ibn al-Qayyim said, it remains raised like this?
The Shaykh : Upward, then we bring it back down and say: “O Lord, forgive me,” and “I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire,” and he raises it upward.
The questioner : Is it pressed down completely or not?
The Shaykh : It is not pressed down completely, because if it is pressed down, it becomes like the three fingers, so it must be raised somewhat.