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Darussalam · Volume 6
45. The Book Of Supplications From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 522
Source no. 3557 · Volume 8 · Page 57
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح، صفة الصلاة، المشكاة (٩١٣)
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3557. Abū Hurairah narrated that a man was supplicating with his two fingers so the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Make it one, make it one." (Hasan) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan [Sahīh] Gharīb. And the meaning of this Hadīth is that when a man gestures with his two fingers in supplication at the time of the Shahādah, he should only gesture with one finger.
٣٥٥٧ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : «أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَدْعُو بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَحِّدْ» أَحِّدْ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ. وَمَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِذَا أَشَارَ الرَّجُلُ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ عِنْدَ الشَّهَادَةِ لَا يُشِيرُ إِلَّا بِإِصْبَعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.
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Because this is an indication of Allāh's Unity, so it should be with one finger only. To gesture with two fingers is not correct. Various Narrations On The Chapters Of Supplications
The Prophet ﷺ taught supplications in the best words and it is impossible to find better words than those of the Prophet ﷺ, therefore supplicating in the words taught by the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is best way of asking Allāh's favors.