Is it permissible to pray the regular voluntary prayers, such as the four rak'ahs before the midday prayer, without the tashahhud?

The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Regarding the regular voluntary prayers, the ones before the midday prayer, is it permissible for a person to pray them as four rak'ahs without the tashahhud?

The Shaykh : Without what?

The questioner : Without a sitting in the middle.

The Shaykh : The regular voluntary prayers include a taslim; there is a taslim after every two rak'ahs, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, that is correct.