Is it permissible to perform the Tashahhud and move the index finger with the left hand in prayer when the right hand has been amputated?
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The most correct view is not to point with the left hand for someone whose right hand was amputated during the , because the for the left hand is to be spread out. This is the sound opinion among scholars. However, some scholars permit pointing with the left hand.
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