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294. Ibn 'Umar narrated: "When the Prophet ﷺ would sit during the Ṣalāt, he would place his right hand on his knee, and raise his finger, the one that is next to the [right] thumb, supplicating with it, and his left hand was spread flat on his left knee." (Sahih)
Abū 'Eisā said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubair, Numair Al-Khuzā'ī, Abū Hurairah, Abū Humaid, and Wā'il bin Hujr.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Ibn 'Umar is a Ḥasan Gharīb Hadīth. We do not know of it as a narration of 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Umar except through this route.
This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and the Tābi'īn: They prefer indicating (with the finger) during Tashah-hud, and it is the saying of our companions.
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The majority of earlier and later scholars and the four A'immah agreed that it is Sunnah to point with the index finger. The index finger should be directed towards Qiblah and the gaze should focus it, it is a symbol of Oneness and Purity. [Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi: 1/242; Nail-Al-Awtār: 2/292]
