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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاة
Chapters on the Description of Prayer
2 - بَابُ هَيْئَةِ الْجُلُوسِ لِلتَّشَهُّدِ وَالْإِشَارَةِ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ
2 - Chapter on the Sitting Posture for Tashahhud, Pointing with the Index Finger, and Other Matters
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 1791 — 2 - Chapter on the Sitting Posture
عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ وَأَتْبَعَهَا بَصَرَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَهَا أَشَدُّ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنَ الْحَدِيدِ)) يَعْنِي الْسَّبَّابَةَ
Nafi' says: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would sit in prayer, he would place his hands on his knees, point with his finger, and keep his gaze fixed upon it. Then he would narrate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, this finger is harder upon Satan than iron.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The one performing prayer, by gesturing with the index finger, expresses the oneness of Allah Ta‘ala and sincerity in worship for Him, and this act is the most distressing for Shaytan; thus, it causes him more pain than even a blow of iron. May Allah Ta‘ala protect us from his evil.
