Fatwa ID: 02000
Answered by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Question:
Should fingers be spread or circled in Tashahud.
Answer:
It is a sunnah of the Prophet of Allah [saw] to make the fingers circled and not spread.
Saaiduna Wail Ibn Hujr [ranhu] reports ‘I saw the Prophet of Allah [saw] make a circle with his thumb and middle finger, and lift the one next to it (the forefinger) praying with it in tashahud’. (Sunan Nasai p.187 v.1 & Sunan Ibn Majah)
Saaiduna Abdulah Ibn Umar [ranhu] said “When the Prophet of Allah [saw] sat for tashahud, he placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand on his right knee, and he formed a ring like, and pointed with his finger at “La Ilaha”. (Sahih Muslim)
Only Allah Knows Best
Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham