Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1105

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Qutaybah narrated to us: Abthar ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah taught us the tashahhud for prayer and the tashahhud for a need. The tashahhud in prayer is: All greetings, prayers, and good words are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and Allah's righteous servants. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. The tashahhud for a need is: All praise belongs to Allah. We seek His help and His forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils within ourselves and the evil consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray; and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. He recites three verses. Abthar said: Sufyan al-Thawri explained them to us: Be mindful of Allah as He should be heeded, and do not die except as Muslims; Be mindful of Allah, in whose name you ask one another, and of family ties; surely Allah is ever watchful over you; and Be mindful of Allah and speak upright words. It is also reported in this chapter from Adi ibn Hatim.

Abu Isa said: The hadith of Abdullah is hasan. Al-A'mash narrated it from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Abdullah, from the Prophet. Shu'bah narrated it from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Ubaydah, from Abdullah, from the Prophet. Both reports are sound, because Isra'il combined them, saying: From Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas and Abu Ubaydah, from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, from the Prophet. Some scholars have said that marriage is valid without a sermon. This was the view of Sufyan al-Thawri and other scholars.