Does Shaykh Ibn Baz hold that the Ibrahimic prayer is obligatory in the first tashahhud of the three- and four-rak'ah prayers?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, there is a booklet about Ibn Baz regarding the practice of one who prays two rak'ahs, reciting the first and last tashahhud and concluding the prayer in pairs.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : One who prays two rak'ahs recites the first and last tashahhud. As for the four-rak'ah prayers, between the sitting and the first tashahhud, he then recites the aforementioned prayer upon the Messenger. And what is the meaning of the prayer upon the Messenger?
The Shaykh : That is, Shaykh Ibn Baz holds that the first tashahhud is added to: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic."
The questioner : He holds that in the four-rak'ah prayer, in ...?
The Shaykh : He holds that in the first tashahhud of the three- and four-rak'ah prayers, it is added to: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic."
The questioner : And what is the difference between the first and the last tashahhud in this regard?
The Shaykh : The difference is that he does not say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave," and he does not add any supplication to the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Is this obligatory or not?
The Shaykh : He holds that it is added to that. I do not know if he holds that it is obligatory or that it is from the category of the Sunnah. But the correct opinion in my view is that one does not add to it, and that one restricts oneself to saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that he used to meaning the heated stones. And although this hadith is weak, it is the apparent meaning, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Mas'ud and Ibn Abbas the tashahhud and did not mention the prayer upon the Messenger in it. So whoever adds it, there is no blame on him, and whoever does not add it, there is no blame on him.
The questioner : But the imam, our Shaykh, who is behind him, says it behind the imam in the four-rak'ah prayers, the first and last tashahhud...
The Shaykh : We did not tell you now that the matter has two opinions among the scholars: the opinion chosen by Shaykh Abdul Aziz, and another opinion that one restricts oneself to saying: "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." And this is the stronger position in my view. And based on this, we are now leading the people with this, not adding to the saying: "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : One who prays two rak'ahs recites the first and last tashahhud. As for the four-rak'ah prayers, between the sitting and the first tashahhud, he then recites the aforementioned prayer upon the Messenger. And what is the meaning of the prayer upon the Messenger?
The Shaykh : That is, Shaykh Ibn Baz holds that the first tashahhud is added to: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic."
The questioner : He holds that in the four-rak'ah prayer, in ...?
The Shaykh : He holds that in the first tashahhud of the three- and four-rak'ah prayers, it is added to: "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic."
The questioner : And what is the difference between the first and the last tashahhud in this regard?
The Shaykh : The difference is that he does not say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave," and he does not add any supplication to the prayer upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : Is this obligatory or not?
The Shaykh : He holds that it is added to that. I do not know if he holds that it is obligatory or that it is from the category of the Sunnah. But the correct opinion in my view is that one does not add to it, and that one restricts oneself to saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that he used to
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lighten this tashahhud until it was as if he was sitting on heated stones.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يخفف هذا التشهد حتى كأنما هو جالس على الرضفThe questioner : But the imam, our Shaykh, who is behind him, says it behind the imam in the four-rak'ah prayers, the first and last tashahhud...
The Shaykh : We did not tell you now that the matter has two opinions among the scholars: the opinion chosen by Shaykh Abdul Aziz, and another opinion that one restricts oneself to saying: "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger." And this is the stronger position in my view. And based on this, we are now leading the people with this, not adding to the saying: "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.