Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3277
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم التَّشَهُّدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَالتَّشَهُّدَ فِي الْحَاجَةِ قَالَ التَّشَهُّدُ فِي الْحَاجَةِ " أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلاَ مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ " . وَيَقْرَأُ ثَلاَثَ آيَاتٍ .
Qutaybah reported to us; he said: Abthar narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught us the testimony of faith for prayer and the testimony of faith for a need. He said: ‘The testimony for a need is: Praise belongs to Allah. We seek His help and His forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils within ourselves. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray; and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.’ And he recites three verses.
Translation notes
The report distinguishes the tashahhud used in prayer from an introductory testimony for addressing a need; the latter’s full wording and the final note about three verses are included.