13/37. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1272 — Make It One in Supplication
The prohibition of pointing with two fingers and with which finger one should point
Hadith About Supplicating With One Finger
Sunan an-Nasai : 1272
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1272
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، كَانَ يَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A man used to supplicate with two fingers and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Make it one, make it one."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1272In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 94English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1273
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1272
This hadith gives a clear correction about the finger gesture used in supplication. Abu Hurairah narrated that a man used to supplicate with two fingers. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to him: "Make it one, make it one." The wording is short, but the message is direct. The man was using two fingers, and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected him to use one. This hadith is useful for searches such as make it one hadith, supplicating with one finger, dua with forefinger, and hadith about two fingers in supplication. The explanation should stay within the text: it teaches one-finger pointing in this setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected supplication with two fingers.
- He instructed the man to make the gesture one.
- The hadith gives a simple rule for this specific dua gesture.
- Small actions in worship were taught with care.
