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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الأذكار والدعوات
Book of Remembrance and Supplications
بَابُ الدُّعَاءِ بكف وَاحِدٍ
Chapter: Supplicating with one palm
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3355 — Supplicating with one palm
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قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ ، ثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مَرَّ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَدْعُو بَاسِطَ كَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ : " أَحِّدْ فَإِنَّهُ أَحَدٌ " .
It is narrated from a Companion of the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him while he was (supplicating) with both his palms spread out, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (instructing him to point with the index finger as a sign of Allah's oneness): "Ahhid fa-innahu ahad (Point with one (finger), for He (Allah) is One and Unique)."
Imam al-Nasa'i recorded this hadith in his Sunan, and its meaning is that during supplication it is recommended to point with the index finger as an affirmation of the oneness of Allah Almighty.
Imam al-Nasa'i recorded this hadith in his Sunan, and its meaning is that during supplication it is recommended to point with the index finger as an affirmation of the oneness of Allah Almighty.
