Is supplication permissible in the first tashahhud of the prayer?
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The questioner : Is supplication permissible in the first tashahhud of the prayer?
The Shaykh : In the first tashahhud, a person should keep it brief and limit himself to saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." As for supplication, it is done in the final tashahhud, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 588a and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal: Bulugh al-Maram 2:219 The meaning of "after every prayer" is at the end of it, before the taslim. Likewise, everything that comes with the phrase "after every prayer," if it is a supplication, is done in the place of supplication in the prayer, which is after the tashahhud, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, when he mentioned the tashahhud, he said: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238 However, if it is tied to "after the prayer" or "at the end of the prayer" as a dhikr, it is done after the taslim, based on the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): [An-Nisa 4:103] So, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 1349Sahih (Darussalam) his intended meaning of "after" here is after the taslim, because this is a dhikr.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge.
The Shaykh : In the first tashahhud, a person should keep it brief and limit himself to saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." As for supplication, it is done in the final tashahhud, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say:" O Allah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal" (Antichrist).
إذا تشهد أحدكم التشهد الأخير فليقل: اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر، ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن فتنة المسيح الدجالNever leave the recitation of this supplication after every prayer: 'O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You perfectly.'
لا تدعن أن تقول دبر كل صلاة مكتوبة: اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتكThen let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءAnd when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ الصَّلاةَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِكُمْGlorifying Allah (SWT) thirty-three times following each prayer, and praising Him thirty-three times, and magnifying Him thirty-four times
تسبحونه وتحمدونه وتكبرونه دبر كل صلاة ثلاثاً وثلاثينThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge.