Re: [IslamCity] Moving the Finger in Tashahhud

shazia latif Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:09:16 -0700

Assalam u alaikum,

Can you please relate a hadith which supports what you say. We cannot merely follow a practice just because thats what we saw others doing.....

When so many respected scholars supporting the movement of finger in tashahud...there must be a reason. We should think and research on it.........instead of just making a bold statement that this is how it should be done.

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This is what should be done:-

While reading : " Ash-hadu .......... to : Abduhu wa rasuluh"

a person should raise the index finger of the right hand slightly and

return it to the previous position after he had finished saying it.

No unnecessary movents

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Subject: [IslamCity] Moving the Finger in Tashahhud

Moving the Finger in Tashahhud

"He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would spread his left palm on his left knee, clench all the fingers of his right hand, point with the finger adjacent to the thumb towards the qiblah, and fix his sight on it (i.e. the finger)."546

Also, "when he pointed with his finger, he would put his thumb on his middle finger"547, and sometimes "he would make a circle with these two."548

"When he raised his finger, he would move it, supplicating with it"549, and he used to say, "It is surely more powerful against the devil than iron, meaning the forefinger."550

Also, "the Companions of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to remind each other, that is, about pointing with the finger when supplicating."551

Once, "he saw a man supplicating with two fingers, so he said, "Make it one, [make it one,]" and indicated with his forefinger."552

"He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would do this in both tashahhuds."553

Source: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/prayer/albaani/prayer_18.html#HEADING86

"The best of speech is the Book of Allah (Qur'aan), and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (Strong Hadeeths), and newly invented matters are misguidance and every misguidance is in the Fire." (Muslim)

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The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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