Kissing thumbs when Azhan is called Question:
Is there any basis for kissing the-thumbs when the muadhdhin says "Ash-hadu anna Muhammadar-Rasool Allah"? Answer: >From what we know, (the act of) kissing the thumbs when the Mu'adhdhin (caller >to prayer) says "Ash-hadu anna Muhammadar-Rasul Allah" has not been confirmed >on the authority of the Prophet (peace be upon him). So kissing them is an >innovation (bid'ah), and it has been confirmed on the authority of the Prophet >(peace be upon him) that he said: "Whoever introduces anything into this >matter of ours (i.e. Islam) that which is not from it, will have it rejected." >(Al-Bukhari, no. 2697 and Sahih Muslim, no. 1718) The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Verdicts; Fatawa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da'imah, q.no. 3 of Fatwa no. 6756. http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009030230880
