سنن نسائي
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كتاب السهوThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)
بَابُ : مَوْضِعِ الْبَصَرِ عِنْدَ الإِشَارَةِ وَتَحْرِيكِ السَّبَّابَةِChapter: Where to look when pointing and moving the forefinger
Hadith 1276
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كَانَ إِذَا قَعَدَ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ , وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ , لَا يُجَاوِزُ بَصَرُهُ إِشَارَتَهُ " .
´It was narrated from 'Amir bin Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, from his father, that:` When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat to say the tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left thigh and pointed with his forefinger, and his gaze did not go beyond he finger with which he was pointing.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Mubashshir Ahmad Rabbani
The Index Finger Facing the Qiblah During Tashahhud
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Question: In the state of prayer, should the index finger be directed towards the qiblah, and is it established from any authentic hadith that the gaze should be fixed upon it?
Answer: Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma narrates:
“When the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would sit in prayer, he would point with his finger towards the qiblah and keep his gaze upon it.” [أبوعوانة، كتاب الصلاة : باب بيان الإشارة 2017، ابن خزيمة، كتاب الصلاة : باب الإشارة بالسبابة 719]
In another hadith it is stated:
“Indeed, when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would sit for tashahhud, he would place his left hand on his left thigh and his right hand on his right thigh, and would point with the index finger; his gaze would not go beyond the point of his gesture.” [أبوعوانة، كتاب الصلاة : باب الإشارة بالسبابة : 2018]
From these ahadith, it is understood that during tashahhud, raising the index finger and pointing it towards the qiblah, and keeping the gaze upon it, is a Sunnah.
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Question: In the state of prayer, should the index finger be directed towards the qiblah, and is it established from any authentic hadith that the gaze should be fixed upon it?
Answer: Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma narrates:
“When the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would sit in prayer, he would point with his finger towards the qiblah and keep his gaze upon it.” [أبوعوانة، كتاب الصلاة : باب بيان الإشارة 2017، ابن خزيمة، كتاب الصلاة : باب الإشارة بالسبابة 719]
In another hadith it is stated:
“Indeed, when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would sit for tashahhud, he would place his left hand on his left thigh and his right hand on his right thigh, and would point with the index finger; his gaze would not go beyond the point of his gesture.” [أبوعوانة، كتاب الصلاة : باب الإشارة بالسبابة : 2018]
From these ahadith, it is understood that during tashahhud, raising the index finger and pointing it towards the qiblah, and keeping the gaze upon it, is a Sunnah.
Source: Ahkam wa Masail, Page: 193
Hafiz Abu Yahya Nurpuri
Takhrij al-Hadith:
[مسند الإمام أحمد : 3/4، سنن أبى داؤد : 990، سنن النسائي : 1276، وسنده حسن]
↰ Although Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan is a "mudallis," in Musnad Ahmad he has explicitly stated his hearing (sima‘).
Furthermore, the original narration of this hadith is also present in Sahih Muslim [579].
Imam Ibn Khuzaymah [718], Imam Abu ‘Awanah [2018], and Imam Ibn Hibban [1944] rahimahumullah have also declared this hadith to be "sahih" (authentic).
[مسند الإمام أحمد : 3/4، سنن أبى داؤد : 990، سنن النسائي : 1276، وسنده حسن]
↰ Although Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan is a "mudallis," in Musnad Ahmad he has explicitly stated his hearing (sima‘).
Furthermore, the original narration of this hadith is also present in Sahih Muslim [579].
Imam Ibn Khuzaymah [718], Imam Abu ‘Awanah [2018], and Imam Ibn Hibban [1944] rahimahumullah have also declared this hadith to be "sahih" (authentic).
Source: Monthly Magazine al-Sunnah Jhelum, Issues 61-66, Page: 49
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
990. Commentary:
In prayer, generally the gaze should be at the place of prostration, but during the tashahhud it should be on the finger. It is astonishing how the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) observed every single movement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with such meticulous attention and conveyed it to the Ummah.
In prayer, generally the gaze should be at the place of prostration, but during the tashahhud it should be on the finger. It is astonishing how the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in) observed every single movement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with such meticulous attention and conveyed it to the Ummah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 990
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the mention of pointing with the index finger of the right hand during the tashahhud indicates that the finger should be kept raised throughout the tashahhud. Continuously moving the finger is incorrect. The hadith scholars have written that the meaning of "yuharrik" is to keep the finger raised while moving it, and then to keep it raised. It should also be remembered that from the beginning of the tashahhud until saying "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" to both sides, the finger should remain raised.
In this hadith, the mention of pointing with the index finger of the right hand during the tashahhud indicates that the finger should be kept raised throughout the tashahhud. Continuously moving the finger is incorrect. The hadith scholars have written that the meaning of "yuharrik" is to keep the finger raised while moving it, and then to keep it raised. It should also be remembered that from the beginning of the tashahhud until saying "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" to both sides, the finger should remain raised.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 902
