Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question: Assalamu alaykum
I have read multiple times online that a women is “required” to keep her fingers together with no gap during ruku’, sujood, and the sitting position in Salah. What does that mean? Do I have to tense up my fingers and squeeze them together so as to close any gap? Or are natural small gaps due to the hands being relaxed allowed?
Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
I pray you are well.
Ladies should keep their fingers and thumb close together in the positions of the prayer. This just means that they are to gently close the gaps between them. There is no need to press hard, or give yourself a cramp.
It is better to focus on gratitude and reverence in the prayer. These outward matter aid that as they are expressions of slavehood to Allah.
It’s better to learn from a teacher than to simply read. Books cannot answer your questions, and can be misunderstood. I recommend you take Shaykh Tabraze’s course on this topic. I’m certain that you’ll find it enriching.
May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.
Wassalam,
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat