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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-722: PERLUKAH MEMBERI ISYARAT KETIKA DUDUK TASYAHUD JIKA JARI TELUNJUK KANANNYA TERPUTUS
If a person's right index finger is amputated or missing, should he gesture with another finger or with his left hand during the tashahhud?
Short answer
A person without a right index finger does not need to gesture with another finger during the tashahhud, and doing so is disliked (makruh).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person without a right index finger does not need to gesture with another finger during the tashahhud, and doing so is disliked (makruh). Imam al-Nawawi states that gesturing with the left index finger is also disliked, since the sunnah for the left hand is to keep all fingers open. Other fingers do not replace the missing index finger, because the recommended act lapses when the finger is absent.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Bagi mereka yang tidak mempunyai jari telunjuk tangan kanannya, maka tidak perlu memberi isyarat dengan jari lain ketika duduk tasyahud bahkan makruh jika melakukannya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-722: PERLUKAH MEMBERI ISYARAT KETIKA DUDUK TASYAHUD JIKA JARI TELUNJUK KANANNYA TERPUTUS”, 30 September 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5416-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-722-perlukah-memberi-isyarat-ketika-duduk-tasyahud-jika-jari-telunjuk-kanannya-terputus. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/tashahhud-gesture-missing-right-index-finger/