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**55TRATTERENRY** · 09-04-2012, 04:22 AM

Alhumdulillah I have managed to locate his answer confirming that the finger should be kept raised in The Majlis, Vol 19, Issue No 5 on page 4,

"Q. During Tashahhud should the forefinger be lowered on to the knee?
A. The forefinger should not rest on the knee or thigh. After lowering it, it should be suspended in mid-air."

Sorry for re-bumping this, but to me this seems exactly the descrition of the same way in the "first way" (not the "revised opinion" of keeping it completely raised and steady).

In fact, it clearly states "after lowering it". While the sentence "suspended in mid-air" seems to refer to the fact that it shouldn't be completely such that it rests on one's thigh. In fact, after raising it for "la ilaha", one lowers it at "illa-Llah" while keeping the same position of the hand (ring position of the fingers, etc.), but not lowering it completely: it still remains in the "mid-air", not resting on one's thigh.

While the "other opinion" is that of keeping it raised and "steady" without lowering at all....

09-04-2012, 04:22 AM	#12
55TRATTERENRY Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	Alhumdulillah I have managed to locate his answer confirming that the finger should be kept raised in The Majlis, Vol 19, Issue No 5 on page 4, "Q. During Tashahhud should the forefinger be lowered on to the knee? A. The forefinger should not rest on the knee or thigh. After lowering it, it should be suspended in mid-air." Sorry for re-bumping this, but to me this seems exactly the descrition of the same way in the "first way" (not the "revised opinion" of keeping it completely raised and steady). In fact, it clearly states "after lowering it". While the sentence "suspended in mid-air" seems to refer to the fact that it shouldn't be completely such that it rests on one's thigh. In fact, after raising it for "la ilaha", one lowers it at "illa-Llah" while keeping the same position of the hand (ring position of the fingers, etc.), but not lowering it completely: it still remains in the "mid-air", not resting on one's thigh. While the "other opinion" is that of keeping it raised and "steady" without lowering at all....
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