Supplication after the tashahhud in a language other than Arabic
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person to make du'a' (supplication) after the tashahhud in a language other than Arabic, whether in an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
Answer:
If he is proficient in Arabic, he should not supplicate except in it. As for if he is not proficient in Arabic, he supplicates in his own language. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person to make du'a' (supplication) after the tashahhud in a language other than Arabic, whether in an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
Answer:
If he is proficient in Arabic, he should not supplicate except in it. As for if he is not proficient in Arabic, he supplicates in his own language. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ذكر تشهد ابن مسعود وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:00:33)
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