Reciting the Tashahhud with its exact wording or with its meaning
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the statement of Ibn Mas'ud and Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the surah from the Qur'an, he says: Is it required that the tashahhud be recited with its exact wording, and is it not permissible to recite it with its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, he recites it with its exact wording if he is able. If he is able, he recites it with its exact wording. And if he is not able, he recites it with its meaning. Yes, if he understands the meaning. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the statement of Ibn Mas'ud and Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the surah from the Qur'an, he says: Is it required that the tashahhud be recited with its exact wording, and is it not permissible to recite it with its meaning?
Answer:
Yes, he recites it with its exact wording if he is able. If he is able, he recites it with its exact wording. And if he is not able, he recites it with its meaning. Yes, if he understands the meaning. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ذكر تشهد ابن مسعود وغيره — islamhouse.com (43:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.