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Motioning During The Prayer

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 944 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 248

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944. Abū Gaṭafān narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The Tasbīh is for men..." meaning in the prayer, "...and clapping (Tasfīq) is for women. And if someone motions in the prayer (in a manner that others) understand what he is trying to say, then let him repeat it," meaning the prayer. (Da'if) Abū Dāwūd said: This Hadīth is an error.

Arabic text

944 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ، عَنْ أَبِي غَطَفَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ - يَعْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ - وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ، مَنْ أَشَارَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِشَارَةً تُفْهَمُ عَنْهُ، فَلْيَعُدْ لَهَا» يَعْنِي الصَّلَاةَ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ وَهْمٌ»

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These texts prove the allowance of motioning with the hand as an indication, when necessary, during the prayer.