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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاةChapters on the Description of Prayer
1 - بَابُ مَا وَرَدَ فِي أَلْفَاظِهِ1 - Chapter on the Reported Wordings of Tashahhud
Hadith 1778
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عُلِّمَ فَوَاتِحَ الْخَيْرِ وَجَوَامِعَهُ وَخَوَاتِمَهُ (زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ: وَإِنَّا كُنَّا لَا نَدْرِي مَا نَقُولُهُ فِي صَلَاتِنَا حَتَّى عَلَّمَنَا) فَقَالَ: ((إِذَا قَعَدْتُّمْ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقُولُوا: التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ (فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ) قَالَ ثُمَّ لِيَتَخَيَّرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ أَعْجَبَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ))
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Indeed, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was taught the initial, comprehensive, and concluding matters of goodness and virtue, while we did not know what to say in prayer (Tashahhud). He (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us this and said: When you sit after two rak'ahs, recite: "At-tahiyyatu lillah... ‘abduhu wa rasuluhu." Then each of you should choose any supplication he likes and call upon his Lord with it.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This hadith proves that even in the middle tashahhud, any supplication containing goodness and virtue may be made. Some followers (muqtadis) recite up to “abduhu wa rasuluhu” and then sit silently waiting for the imam; these are the results of lack of education. Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was taught the initial, comprehensive, and concluding matters of goodness and virtue. Its meaning is that jawami‘ al-kalim (comprehensive speech) was granted to you sallallahu alayhi wa sallam; encapsulating an ocean within a jug was a characteristic of your sallallahu alayhi wa sallam’s speech, and your sallallahu alayhi wa sallam’s discourse was a masterpiece of eloquence and clarity.
The meaning of being given the initial and concluding words is that you were taught every kind of matter pertaining to goodness and virtue. (Abdullah Rafiq)
The meaning of being given the initial and concluding words is that you were taught every kind of matter pertaining to goodness and virtue. (Abdullah Rafiq)
