Tashahhud

 ( Salah ) 

The Tashahhud (, meaning "testimony of"), also known as at-Tahiyyat (), is the portion of the Salah where the person kneels or sits on the ground facing the qibla (direction of Mecca), Tasbih God, and greets Muhammad and the "righteous servants of God" followed by the Shahada. The recitation is usually followed by an invocation of the blessings and peace upon Muhammad known as Salawat.

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Origins There is an authentic and reliable hadith that states:

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Sunni tradition

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Hanafi and Hanbali A version attributed to Abdullah ibn Masud is used by Sunni Muslims from both the Hanafi and the Hanbali schools, as well as the non-Sunni Ibadi Muslims:

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Maliki A version attributed to Umar is used by the Maliki school:

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Shafi'i A version attributed to Ibn Abbas is used by the Shafi'i school:

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Shia tradition

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Jafari The Twelver Shias of the Ja'fari school recite the Tashahhud as:

The Tashahhud is followed by the Salam. The bare minimum is to say "" (). It is highly recommended, though, to add "" () .

It is highly recommended, though, to recite in the Salam of the prayer:

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Zaidi For the Zaidiyyah, the middle Tashahhud after the second rakʿah is recited as:

After the last rakʿah, the Zaidi recite the Tashahhud in its full formula:

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See also

• Shahadah
• Adhan
• Iqamah
• Salawat
• Dhikr
• Peace be upon him

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External links

• Learn how to Recite Tashahhud

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