How should the shadah finger (index finger) be raised during tashahhud while reciting kalima ash-shahada?
Dear Brother / Sister,
While reciting at-Tahiyyat in the first and final sitting in the prayer, it is sunnah to raise the index finger of the right hand when saying, “la ilaha” and lower it when saying “illallah”.
While doing this, we should make a circle with our thumb and middle finger and the other two fingers should be bent inside the palm. Many people cannot perform this sunnah. Thus, not doing this is considered to be more suitable. It would be better for those who do not know how to do, not to do it.
One of the wisdoms of doing this is as follows: the word we utter when we are doing this means “there is no deity”. Then we say “except for Allah”. So, we show the Oneness of Allah when we say “there is no deity” with the movement of raising the finger.
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