12/99. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1161 — Pointing Finger in Tashahhud
Pointing with the finger during the first tashahhud
Hadith About Pointing Finger in Tashahhud
Sunan an-Nasai : 1161
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1161
أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى السِّجْزِيُّ، - يُعْرَفُ بِخَيَّاطِ السُّنَّةِ نَزَلَ بِدِمَشْقَ أَحَدُ الثِّقَاتِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْرَمَةُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الثِّنْتَيْنِ أَوْ فِي الأَرْبَعِ يَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ .
'Amr bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair Narrated from:
'Amr bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair narrated that: His father said: "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat in the second or fourth rak'ah, he would place his hands on his knees and point with his finger."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1161In-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 133English translation : Vol. 2, Book 12, Hadith 1162
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1161
This hadith focuses on the sitting posture in prayer and the pointing finger in tashahhud. The report says that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sat in the second or fourth rak'ah, he placed his hands on his knees and pointed with his finger. The wording is simple, so the lesson should stay simple too. It shows a clear action connected to the sitting position of salah. The main searched phrase here is hadith about pointing finger in tashahhud, with related searches like hands on knees in prayer and tashahhud finger hadith. The hadith does not add details about timing, movement, or extra wording, so the explanation should not add those points. It only tells us about his sitting, hand placement, and finger indication.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم placed his hands on his knees while sitting in prayer.
- Pointing with the finger is mentioned as part of the sitting posture.
- The report connects this action to the second or fourth rak'ah.
- Prayer posture should be learned from clear prophetic reports.
