What is the ruling on cracking one's knuckles? Thank you.
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Fidgeting during prayer is not permissible, and this includes cracking one's knuckles. Scholars have explicitly stated its detestability (karāhah), such as Ibn Qudamah in Al-Mughni, the author of Tabyin al-Haqa'iq, and Khalil al-Maliki. Imam Malik considered it absolutely detestable, both inside and outside of prayer, and whether in the mosque or elsewhere.
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