Discussion of the final tashahhud, its characteristics, the manner of sitting for it, and what is recited in it

The Shaykh : In the third rak'ah, one restricts oneself to reciting only Surat al-Fatihah. There is no seeking refuge in it, except according to the opinion of those who say that one seeks refuge in every rak'ah. There is no opening supplication in it, and then one prays it. When one stands up for the fourth rak'ah in a four-rak'ah prayer, does one sit or not? We say: there is the aforementioned scholarly disagreement in this. Then one sits for the final tashahhud. How should one sit? One should sit in the tawruk position so that there is a distinction between the first tashahhud and the second tashahhud. Tawruk is to extend the right leg, bring out the left leg from underneath it, and sit on the ground on one's buttocks. Is that clear? One extends the right leg, sits on the ground, sits on one's buttocks on the ground, and brings out the left leg from under the shin of the right leg. There is a second manner: to spread both legs and bring out the left leg from under the shin of the right leg. There is a third manner: to spread both legs and bring out the left leg from between the shin and the thigh of the right leg. So, the manners of tawruk are three. Does one perform them in a single instance? The answer is: no. But one performs this manner once and that manner once, because the recommended practices (sunnah) that have been transmitted, or because the acts of worship that have been transmitted in various forms, should be performed by a person sometimes this way and sometimes that way.
In this tashahhud, one completes the first tashahhud, the prayer and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and then says: "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the false messiah (al-Masih al-Dajjal)." Then one supplicates with whatever one wishes.