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Sunan an-Nasai 1268 — Moving the Finger in Dua
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Hadith About Moving the Finger While Supplicating in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1268
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1268
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّ وَائِلَ بْنَ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَى صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَوَصَفَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ وَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ وَرُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَجَعَلَ حَدَّ مِرْفَقِهِ الأَيْمَنِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ قَبَضَ اثْنَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِهِ وَحَلَّقَ حَلْقَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ أُصْبُعَهُ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يُحَرِّكُهَا يَدْعُو بِهَا . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
Wa'il bin Hujr Narrated from:
I am going to watch the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and see how he prays. So, I watched him. And he described (his prayer): "Then he sat and lay his left foot on the ground, and placed his left hand on his left thigh and knee. He put his right elbow on his right thigh, then he made a circle with two fingers of his (right) hand, then he raised his finger and I saw him moving it, supplicating with it."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1268In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 90English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1269
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1268
This hadith records what Wa'il bin Hujr saw when he watched the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) pray. He described the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sitting, laying his left foot on the ground, placing his left hand on his left thigh and knee, and placing his right elbow on his right thigh. He then made a circle with two fingers of his right hand, raised his finger, and Wa'il said he saw him moving it while supplicating with it. This report is central for searches like moving finger in tashahhud hadith, supplicating with finger in salah, and Wa'il bin Hujr prayer narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wa'il bin Hujr observed the Prophet's sitting posture in prayer.
- The left hand was placed on the left thigh and knee.
- The right hand made a circle with two fingers.
- The report mentions raising and moving the finger while supplicating.
