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Muwatta Malik 509

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 509

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ رَآنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو، وَأُشِيرُ، بِأَصْبُعَيْنِ أَصْبُعٍ مِنْ كُلِّ يَدٍ فَنَهَانِي ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "Abdullah ibn Umar saw me when I was making dua and I was pointing with two fingers, one from each hand, and he forbade me."

Reported by Malik (No. 509).

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Classical commentary

Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : إنَّمَا نَهَاهُ أَنْ يُشِيرَ بِأُصْبُعَيْنِ لِأَنَّ الدُّعَاءَ إنَّمَا يُحَبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ إمَّا بِالْيَدَيْنِ وَبَسْطِهِمَا عَلَى مَعْنَى التَّضَرُّعِ وَالرَّغْبَةِ وَإِمَّا بِالْإِشَارَةِ بِالْوَاحِدَةِ عَلَى مَعْنَى التَّوْحِيدِ.…

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