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899. It was narrated that
'Abdullâh bin Mas'ud said: "When we performed prayer with the Prophet ﷺ we said: 'Peace be upon Allâh from His slaves, peace be upon Jibrâ'il and Mikâ'il and so-and-so and so-and-so.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ heard us and said: 'Do not say peace (Salâm) be upon Allâh, for He is As-Salâm. When you sit (during prayer) say: At-Tahiyâtu lillâhi was-salawâtu wat-tayyibâtu; as-salâmu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullâhi wa barakâtuhu; as-salâmu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibâdillâhis-sâlihîn (All compliments, prayers and good words are due to Allâh; peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allâh and His blessings; peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allâh)." For if you say that it will reach every righteous slave in the heavens and on earth. (Then say:) "Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allâh, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger)." (Sahih)
(Another chain) with similar wording. (Another chain) that 'Abdullâh bin Mas'ud said: "The Prophet ﷺ used to teach us the Tashah-hud." And he mentioned similarly.
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Commentary
The Arabic word Tahiyyât translated here as 'blessed compliments' in fact stands for all the acts of devotion related to the spoken word, such as the praises, thanks, and supplications for Allâh. All these compliments are properly due to Allâh alone, and it is blâshemy to associate anyone else with Him.
Salawât translated as 'prayers' is the plural of Salât, which means 'invocation' and 'ritual prayer'. Here it means bodily acts of worship, such as bowing, prostration, standing after bowing and Tawâf (circling the Ka'bah) and so on.
Tayyibât, literally good things and good deeds, stands in this context for the monetary acts of worship, such as Zakât, (obligatory charity), Sadaqât (voluntary charities or alms), vows and religious offerings. No such offerings—whether monetary or physical—are permitted for any of Allâh's created things.
The term 'righteous slaves of Allâh' covers all the righteous creatures—humans, jinn, angels—whether in the skies or on the earth. As such, there is no need to mention Jibrâil and Mikâil ﷺ by name.
