the continuity of this act till the end of one’s Sal?t not only when mentioning the word “All?h” [in the Tashahhud] or when saying “l? Il?h? Ill? All?h” in it as some Fuqah?’ held for this is based on no hard evidence. (1)

Shaikh Al-‘Ath?m Al-‘?b?d? affirmed this point saying: ‘This had?th indicates that it should be moved continuously [in Tashahhud]’. (2)

It is narrated in “Sah?h Muslim” (vol. 2 / p. 90) from Abdull?h Ibn Az- Zubair to have said: ‘The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to put his left foot between his thigh and leg, spreading his right foot, putting his left palm on his left knee and his right palm on his right thigh and pointing with his [right] index’.

It may be raised that taking this had?th into consideration and under application has more right than applying the first one [of Ibn Hujr] for two reasons:

The first: some narrations- such as the one narrated by Ab? D?w?d in his Sunnan (no. 989), traced back to Ibn Az-Zubair- state that ‘he ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to point with his [right] index finger when he recited Du‘?’ and used not to move it’.

The second: Al- Baihaq? said in his “Sunnan” (vol. 2 / p. 130): ‘The words “moving it” [In W?’il’s narration] may be interpreted as pointing with it without really moving it. Accordingly, both narrations would be compatible in meaning’.

The Refutation: As for the first reason, the addition “without moving it” is not an affirmed one; for the had?th is narrated by Muhammad Ibn ‘Ajl?n from ‘?mir Ibn ‘Abdill?h Ibn Az-Zubair from his father. Ibn ‘Ajl?n is not a reliable narrator for his narration was narrated by other four narrators traced back to him without this addition. And another two reliable narrators narrated the same narration from ‘?mir [without this addition]; accordingly, this