Raising the index finger and moving it in the tashahhud
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Question:
When reciting the two testimonies, and when raising the finger, when we say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), every person among the worshippers raises his finger in a specific way. Some raise it once, and some raise it twice, because they say: they are two testimonies. And some keep moving their finger until the end of the Ibrahimi prayer. I hope you will be kind enough to answer me: what is the correct way? Or is everything correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to raise the finger in the first and last tashahhud, from the beginning of the greetings to the end, with the finger raised, meaning the index finger next to the thumb is raised in a partial manner, as a sign of the oneness of Allah.
This is what was established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (peace and blessings be upon him) from the beginning to the end.
As for moving it, the best is to move it during the supplication, when saying: O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and when saying: I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, and when saying: O Allah, forgive me, or O Allah, give us good in this world, or O Allah, help me to remember You. He moves it with a light movement during the supplication; this is the best. And as for the finger being upright, it is upright from the beginning of the tashahhud to the end, as a sign of the oneness of Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
When reciting the two testimonies, and when raising the finger, when we say: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), every person among the worshippers raises his finger in a specific way. Some raise it once, and some raise it twice, because they say: they are two testimonies. And some keep moving their finger until the end of the Ibrahimi prayer. I hope you will be kind enough to answer me: what is the correct way? Or is everything correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to raise the finger in the first and last tashahhud, from the beginning of the greetings to the end, with the finger raised, meaning the index finger next to the thumb is raised in a partial manner, as a sign of the oneness of Allah.
This is what was established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
That he used to point with his index finger in his first and last tashahhud
أنه كان يشير بالسبابة في تشهده الأول والأخيرAs for moving it, the best is to move it during the supplication, when saying: O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, and when saying: I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, and when saying: O Allah, forgive me, or O Allah, give us good in this world, or O Allah, help me to remember You. He moves it with a light movement during the supplication; this is the best. And as for the finger being upright, it is upright from the beginning of the tashahhud to the end, as a sign of the oneness of Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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