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1299. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "When we sat during the prayer with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, we used to say: 'Peace (Salâm) be upon Allâh, peace be upon so-and-so and so-and-so.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Do not say: Peace (Salâm) be upon Allâh, for Allâh is As-Salâm (the Source of Peace; the One free from all faults). Rather say: At-tahiyâtu lillâhi waş-salawâtu waţayyibâtu, as-salâmu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmat-Allâhi wa barakâtuhu. As-salâmu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibâdillâhiş-sâlihiñ (All compliments, prayers and pure
words are due to Allāh. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allāh and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allāh). If you say that, it will be for every righteous slave in the heavens and on Earth, "Ashhadu an lā ilāha ill-Allāh wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan 'abduhu wa rasūluhu (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allāh and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His slave and Messenger). Then let him choose any supplication that he likes to say after that." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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Commentary
In this narration, however, there is mention of general supplication without mention of saying Salāh. But certain things are understood spontaneously. That means before supplication one says Salāh upon the Prophet ﷺ as is evident from several preceding narrations, for instance Hadīth 1258. Likewise, supplication also signifies traditional or conveyed and handed down (Ma'thur) supplications. Not that everyone sets about composing supplications according to his own notions. When, for every pillar of the obligatory prayer a prescribed traditional remembrance is a requisite, how could then a nontraditional or unconveyed supplication be meant here? Even otherwise, a supplication composed on our own does not enjoy the certainty of being authentic, and there is no place for dubious elements in the obligatory prayer.
