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900. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah of the Qur'ân. He used to say: 'At-Tahiyyâtul-Mubârakatus salawâtut-tayyibâtu lillâh; As-sâlâmu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullâhi wa barakâtuhu; as-sâlâmu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibâdillâhis-sâlihin. Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu (All blessed compliments and good prayers 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. 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)
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Commentary
a. 'Teaching the Tashah-hud as he used to teach a Surah of the Qur'an', means teaching it as seriously as he would teach the Qur'an. From this we conclude that it is essential to recite this invocation in prayer.
b. The expression ayyuhan-Nabiyyu (O Prophet!) is not intended to make it heard by the Prophet ﷺ. We just have to recite the vocative as we would recite expressions like O Nuh, O Ibrâhim, O Muzzammil, O you who believe! etc. While reciting these vocatives no one assumes that he is addressing them face to face, nor does he believe that they are physically present before him.
