Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3557
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، كَانَ يَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَمَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِذَا أَشَارَ الرَّجُلُ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ عِنْدَ الشَّهَادَةِ لاَ يُشِيرُ إِلاَّ بِأُصْبُعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Safwan ibn ‘Isa narrated to us; Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan narrated to us, from al-Qa‘qa‘, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, that a man was supplicating with two fingers. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Make it one, make it one.’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This is a hasan sahih gharib hadith. Its meaning is that when a man points with two fingers during supplication at the testimony, he should point with only one finger.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
The Arabic specifies the context: pointing while supplicating during the tashahhud, and using only one finger. The English witness omits this explanation and the grade.
Should the contextual note and grade be tracked for the English witness?