4/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 402b — Tashahhud Wording
The Tashah-hud In The Prayer
Hadith on Tashahhud Wording Without the Extra Supplication Phrase
Sahih Muslim : 402b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 402b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ " ثُمَّ يَتَخَيَّرُ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ مَا شَاءَ " .
Shu'ba has narrated this on the authority of Mansur with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention of this: " Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 402bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 794
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 402b
This narration gives the same tashahhud report through Shu'ba from Mansur, but it notes one difference. It does not mention the phrase that after tashahhud a person may choose any supplication that pleases him. This is important for readers searching for tashahhud hadith because it shows how hadith wordings may be preserved with small differences between narrators. The main wording still teaches the tashahhud in prayer: greetings, prayers, and good things are for Allah, peace upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, peace upon the worshippers and upright servants, and the testimony of faith. The report asks us to pay attention to exact wording, not to mix one version with another without care.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration preserves the tashahhud wording through another route.
- It specifically notes that one phrase about choosing supplication is not mentioned.
- Small wording differences between reports should be handled carefully.
- The core tashahhud wording remains the main focus of the narration.
