Fatwa ID: 07253

Answered by: Mufti Nazrul Islam

Question:

Could you please tell me when we read tashahud in namaz and we raise our finger do we open our hands or we keep our three fingers folded some one asked pls?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

The correct method of raising the index finger is by making a ring with the thumb and the middle finger, while folding the other two fingers.

After putting the index finger down, the rest of the fingers will remain as mentioned above, till the end of the posture or Salah.

The lifting of the finger will take place upon the negation (La ilaha لا اله) and will drop it upon the affirmation (Illa-llah الا الله).

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Mufti Nazrul Islam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

References:

1)وَصِفَتُهَا: أَنْ يُحَلِّقَ مِنْ يَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى عِنْدَ الشَّهَادَةِ الْإِبْهَامَ وَالْوُسْطَى، وَيَقْبِضُ الْبِنْصِرَ وَالْخِنْصَرَ، وَيُشِيرُ بِالْمُسَبِّحَةِ، أَوْ يَعْقِدُ ثَلَاثَةً وَخَمْسِينَ بِأَنْ يَقْبِضَ الْوُسْطَى وَالْبِنْصِرَ وَالْخِنْصَرَ، وَيَضَعُ رَأْسَ إبْهَامِهِ عَلَى حَرْفِ مَفْصِلِ الْوُسْطَى الْأَوْسَطِ. وَيَرْفَعُ الْأُصْبُعَ عِنْدَ النَّفْيِ وَيَضَعُهَا عِنْدَ الْإِثْبَاتِ اهـ.

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