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Sunan Abi Dawud 975 — Tashahhud and Salam
The Tashah-hud
Tashahhud Before Salam: What to Say Near the End of Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 975
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 975
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ فِي وَسَطِ الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ حِينَ انْقِضَائِهَا فَابْدَءُوا قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ فَقُولُوا " التَّحِيَّاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ ثُمَّ سَلِّمُوا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ ثُمَّ سَلِّمُوا عَلَى قَارِئِكُمْ وَعَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى كُوفِيُّ الأَصْلِ كَانَ بِدِمَشْقَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ دَلَّتْ هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةُ عَلَى أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ سَمِعَ مِنْ سَمُرَةَ .
Samura b. Jundub Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us (to recite) when we sit in the middle of the prayer or at its end before the salutation: The adorations of the tongue, all good things, acts of worship, and the Kingdom are due to Allah. Then give salutation to the right side; then salute your reciter (i.e. the imam) and yourselves. Abu Dawud said: Sulaiman b. Musa hails from Kufah and he lives in Damascus. Abu Dawud said: This collection of traditions indicates that al-Hasan (al-Basri) heard traditions from Samurah (b. Jundub).
[1] That is, scholars differ over whether or not Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī heard from Samurah, or whether he heard other than the Hadith about Al-Aqiqah (see nos. 2837, 2838) - which is a popular view. The author mentioned a letter here, and it is more clear in his narration of the same chain under number 456; "Samurah wrote to his son." And this is the same exact chain of narration, by which the author means that this narration came from that same letter. Then he intends that because Al-Ḥasan and Sulaimān, the son of Samurah, lived during the same time, then narrations from Al-Ḥasan from Samurah should also be considered authentic.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 975In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 586English translation : Book 3, Hadith 970
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 975
This hadith from Samurah ibn Jundub focuses on what to say while sitting in the middle of the prayer or at its end before salutation. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) commanded them to begin before the salam by saying that adorations, good things, acts of worship, and the Kingdom are due to Allah. Then the report says to give salutation to the right side, then salute the reciter, meaning the imam, and yourselves. For searchers looking for Tashahhud before salam, what to say before ending prayer, or salam in Salah, this narration is about the seated words before the prayer ends. Abu Dawud also adds narrator notes, so the text includes both the wording and a careful comment about transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Tashahhud words are mentioned before the salutation.
- The wording gives adorations, good things, worship, and Kingdom to Allah.
- The report mentions saluting to the right, then the imam and oneself.
- Abu Dawud includes notes about the narration.
