Does a person have to complete the recitation of the tashahhud in the first two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, such as the Zuhr and 'Isha' prayers, or does he stop before saying, "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant"?
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The questioner : Does a person have to complete the recitation of the tashahhud in the first two rak'ahs of the four-rak'ah prayer, such as the Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha' prayers? Or does he stop at the point of saying: Sunan an-Nasa'i 148Sahih (Darussalam)?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that he stops at the point of saying:Sunan an-Nasa'i 148Sahih (Darussalam), because this is the tashahhud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught his Ummah.
However, the final tashahhud is the place for supplication. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. Since it is the place for supplication, it is appropriate to delay the supplication until the final tashahhud. The sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is part of the supplication, so the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is delayed until the final tashahhud.
Some scholars have said that the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the first tashahhud, because the sending of blessings upon him is linked with the peace upon him:[Al-Ahzab 33:56].
However, the first opinion is more correct and stronger. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Zad al-Ma'ad* that among the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was that he would shorten this tashahhud. He cited a hadith in which there is some weakness:, meaning on the stones of the hot place.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and Messenger
وأشهد أن محمداً عبده ورسولهThe Shaykh : The correct view is that he stops at the point of saying:
and I bear witness that Muhammad is his slave and Messenger
وأشهد أن محمدا عبده ورسولهHowever, the final tashahhud is the place for supplication. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When one of you performs the final tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things
إذا تشهد أحدكم التشهد الأخير فليستعذ بالله من أربعSome scholars have said that the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the first tashahhud, because the sending of blessings upon him is linked with the peace upon him:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاHowever, the first opinion is more correct and stronger. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Zad al-Ma'ad* that among the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was that he would shorten this tashahhud. He cited a hadith in which there is some weakness:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to shorten it, as if he were sitting on hot stones
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يخففه كأنما هو جالس على الرضفThe questioner : May Allah bless you.