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Is the narration of Ibn Abbas regarding moving the finger in prayer and his saying, "That is sincerity," authentic (sahih) or good (hasan)?

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The narration mentioned on the authority of Ibn Abbas regarding moving the finger in prayer and that it is "sincerity" was reported by Abd al-Razzaq and Ibn Abi Shaybah, but its chain of transmission is weak due to two defects: the ananah (reporting with "on the authority of") of Abu Ishaq al-Sabii, who was a mudallis (one who practices tadlis in narration) and confused, and the obscurity of his شيخ (shaykh/teacher), al-Tamimi, from whom no one reported but Abu Ishaq.

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