Is wearing a ring on the index finger during prayer forbidden? Thank you.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade wearing rings on the index finger and the middle finger. This act is considered tanzih (disliked in a way that approaches permissibility) both inside and outside of prayer. The for a man is to wear a ring on his pinky finger.
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