What is the Sunnah regarding the position of the fingers between the two prostrations?
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Question:
Is the correct practice to clasp the fingers in the sitting between the two prostrations, and to move the index finger?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to point with the index finger during the tashahhud. As for between the two prostrations, one places them on his thighs or on his knees. This is a narration, but there is doubt regarding its authenticity because it contradicts the authentic hadiths.
Q: It is said that the Sunnah is sometimes to clasp the fingers?
The Shaykh: It is well known in the authentic hadith that the hands are spread on the thighs and knees between the two prostrations. As for in the tashahhud, one points with the index finger.
Is the correct practice to clasp the fingers in the sitting between the two prostrations, and to move the index finger?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to point with the index finger during the tashahhud. As for between the two prostrations, one places them on his thighs or on his knees. This is a narration, but there is doubt regarding its authenticity because it contradicts the authentic hadiths.
Q: It is said that the Sunnah is sometimes to clasp the fingers?
The Shaykh: It is well known in the authentic hadith that the hands are spread on the thighs and knees between the two prostrations. As for in the tashahhud, one points with the index finger.
Source
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