At which verbal phrases during the Tashahhud is the raising and lowering of the index finger legally prescribed?
Etiquettes of Prayer: Finger Gesture, Supplications, and Other Adab
- Raise it at "Attahiyyat" and lower it at "al-mubarakatu".
- Raise it at the negation "La ilaha" and lower it at the affirmation "illa Allah".
- Keep it raised during the entire sitting.
- Pointing the finger is prohibited in the Hanafi school.