سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب السهوThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)
بَابُ : النَّهْىِ عَنِ الإِشَارَةِ، بِأُصْبُعَيْنِ وَبِأَىِّ أُصْبُعٍ يُشِيرُChapter: The prohibition of pointing with two fingers and with which finger one should point
Hadith 1273
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:` A man used to supplicate with two fingers and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Make it one, make it one."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1273. Commentary: The gesture with two fingers will either be with two fingers of the right hand itself, or it is also possible that it is with the index fingers of both hands. Since this gesture is a practical expression of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), it should therefore be done with only one finger.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1273
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
As the author himself has explained, this is regarding making a gesture with the index finger during the tashahhud (the first and second sitting in prayer).
From the very beginning of the tashahhud, one should form a circle with the thumb and middle finger, and continuously bear witness to the oneness of Allah by repeatedly raising the index finger,
not only at (ashhadu alla ilaha illallah) as has become customary in the Indian subcontinent.
It is explicitly stated in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would form a circle with his fingers and gesture with the index finger,
or keep moving it.
There is no restriction regarding the place (in the tashahhud) for this action.
1:
As the author himself has explained, this is regarding making a gesture with the index finger during the tashahhud (the first and second sitting in prayer).
From the very beginning of the tashahhud, one should form a circle with the thumb and middle finger, and continuously bear witness to the oneness of Allah by repeatedly raising the index finger,
not only at (ashhadu alla ilaha illallah) as has become customary in the Indian subcontinent.
It is explicitly stated in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would form a circle with his fingers and gesture with the index finger,
or keep moving it.
There is no restriction regarding the place (in the tashahhud) for this action.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3557
