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289. 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd narrated: "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ taught us, that when we sit for every two Rak'ah we should say: (At-Taḥiyyatullāh, waṣ-ṣalawātu waṭ-ṭayybāt. As-salāmu 'alaika ayyuhān-nabiyyu wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu, as-salāmu 'alainā wa 'alā 'ibādillāhiṣ-ṣāliḥīn. Ashhadu an lā ilāha illallāh, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan 'abduhu wa
Rasūlūh.) 'All greetings, prayers, and pure words are for Allāh. Peace be upon you O Prophet, and Allāh's mercy and His blessings. Peace be upon us and all of the righteous worshippers of Allāh. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh, and I testify that Muḥammad is Allāh's servant and Messenger.'" (Ṣaḥīh)
He said: There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, Jābir, Abū Mūsā, and 'Aishah.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Ibn Mas'ūd has been reported from him through other routes, and it is the most correct Ḥadīth [reported] from the Prophet ﷺ about At-Tashahhud.
This is acted upon according to most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and those after them among the Tābi'īn.
It is the saying of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Ibn Al-Mubārak, Aḥmad, and Ishāq.
Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Mūsā narrated to us: 'Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak informed us, from Ma'mar, from Khūsāif who said: "I saw the Prophet ﷺ in a dream. I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! The people disagree over the Tashahhud.' He said: 'Follow the Tashahhud of Ibn Mas'ūd .'"
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Commentary
1. Hāfīz Ibn Hajar said, the wording of Tashah-hud is narrated from almost twenty four Companions with a slight difference; and it is agreed that reading any Tashah-hud of these is allowed, but the most correct Hadīth is of 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd رضي الله عنه, which is narrated through twenty chains from him, therefore reading this is generally preferred.
2. Should the blessing upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله be invoked in the first Tashah-hud or not? There is no clear evidence about it in the narrations. Therefore one group of the scholars are not in favour of invoking a blessing upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله in the first Tashah-hud, while the other group of the scholars hold the opinion that invoking blessing upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله in the first Tashah-hud is better; because invoking a blessing in the first Tashah-hud is authentically reported to have been done by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله in the night (voluntary) prayer. [Sunan An-Nasā'ī, Night Prayer, chapter: How to perform nine for Witr, Hadīth: 1712]
