The Book of The At-Tatbiq (Clasping One's Hands Together)

Isma‘il ibn Mas‘ud reported to us, saying: Khalid reported to us, saying: Hisham—the Dawsta’i—reported to us, from Hammad, from Abu Wa’il, from Ibn Mas‘ud, who said: “We used to pray with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and say, ‘Peace be upon Allah; peace be upon Jibril; peace be upon Mika’il.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not say, “Peace be upon Allah,” for Allah is Peace. Rather, say: All greetings, prayers, and good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.’”

Bishr ibn Khalid al-‘Askari reported to us, saying: Ghundar reported to us, saying: Shu‘bah narrated from Sulayman, Mansur, Hammad, al-Mughirah, and Abu Hashim, from Abu Wa’il, from ‘Abd Allah, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said in the tashahhud: “All greetings, prayers, and good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.” Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman said: “Abu Hashim is singular in this report.”

Ishaq ibn Ibrahim reported to us, saying: al-Fadl ibn Dukayn informed us, saying: Sayf al-Makki narrated to us; he said: I heard Mujahid say: Abu Ma‘mar narrated to me; he said: I heard ‘Abd Allah say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught us the tashahhud as he taught us a surah from the Qur’an, with his palm between his hands: “All greetings, prayers, and good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

‘Ubayd Allah ibn Sa‘id Abu Qudamah al-Sarakhsi reported to us, saying: Yahya ibn Sa‘id reported to us; Hisham—the Dawsta’i—reported to us; he said: Qatadah narrated to me, from Yunus ibn Jubayr, from Hittan ibn ‘Abd Allah, that Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us, taught us our practice, and explained our prayer. He said: “Straighten your rows, then let one of you lead you. When he says the takbir, say it; and when he says, ‘Not those who have gone astray,’ say ‘Amin,’ and Allah will answer you. When the imam says the takbir and bows, say the takbir and bow, for the imam bows before you and rises before you.” The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That corresponds to that. When he says, ‘Allah hears whoever praises Him,’ say, ‘Our Lord, to You belongs all praise’; Allah will hear you, for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said through the tongue of His Prophet (ﷺ), ‘Allah hears whoever praises Him.’ Then, when the imam says the takbir and prostrates, say the takbir and prostrate, for the imam prostrates before you and rises before you.” The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That corresponds to that. When it is time to sit, let the first words one of you says be: ‘All good greetings, prayers, and good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.’”

Abu al-Ash‘ath, Ahmad ibn al-Miqdam al-‘Ijli al-Basri, reported to us, saying: al-Mu‘tamir reported to us; he said: I heard my father narrating from Qatadah, from Abu Ghallab—namely, Yunus ibn Jubayr—from Hittan ibn ‘Abd Allah, that they prayed with Abu Musa. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When you sit, let the first words any of you says be: All greetings belong to Allah; all good things and prayers belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

Qutaybah reported to us, saying: al-Layth ibn Sa‘d reported to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr and Tawus, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the tashahhud as he taught us the Qur’an, and he would say: “All blessed greetings, prayers, and pure things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la reported to us, saying: al-Mu‘tamir reported to us; he said: I heard Ayman—namely, Ibn Nabil—say: Abu al-Zubayr narrated to me, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the tashahhud as he taught us a surah from the Qur’an. He would say: “In the name of Allah and through Allah. All greetings, prayers, and good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire.”

Al-Haytham ibn Ayyub al-Talqani reported to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d ibn Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf reported to us; he said: my father reported to us, from Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud, from his father, who said: “During the two rak‘ahs, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was as though sitting on heated stones.” I asked, “Until he stood up?” He replied, “That is what I mean.”

Yahya ibn Habib ibn ‘Arabi al-Basri reported to me, saying: Hammad ibn Zayd reported to us, from Yahya, from ‘Abd al-Rahman al-A‘raj, from Ibn Buhaynah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed and stood up after an even-numbered rak‘ah in which he had intended to sit. He continued his prayer; then, at the end of it, he performed two prostrations before saying the salutation, and then said the salutation.

Abu Dawud—Sulayman ibn Sayf—reported to us, saying: Wahb ibn Jarir reported to us, saying: Shu‘bah reported to us, from Yahya ibn Sa‘id, from ‘Abd al-Rahman al-A‘raj, from Ibn Buhaynah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed and stood up after two rak‘ahs. They said, “Glory be to Allah,” but he continued. When he had finished his prayer, he performed two prostrations and then said the salutation.