4/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 402d — Prayer After Tashahhud
The Tashah-hud In The Prayer
Hadith About Choosing Prayer After Tashahhud
Sahih Muslim : 402d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 402d
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا جَلَسْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الصَّلاَةِ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَنْصُورٍ وَقَالَ " ثُمَّ يَتَخَيَّرُ بَعْدُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ " .
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
We were sitting with the Apostle (ﷺ) in prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as narrated by Mansur He (also said): After (reciting tashahud) he may choose any prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 402dIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 62USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 796
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 402d
This report from Abdullah b. Mas'ud gives the same tashahhud teaching as the narration of Mansur and adds the wording that after it a person may choose any prayer. The hadith is useful for readers searching for prayer after tashahhud because it shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم teaching both a fixed formula and room for supplication. The worshipper begins with words that honor Allah, sends peace upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, includes peace for the worshippers and upright servants, and testifies to Allah's oneness and Muhammad's messengership. Then, according to this wording, he may choose from prayer. The text stays within the sitting of prayer and does not discuss matters outside it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The tashahhud is taught as a set wording in the sitting of prayer.
- This narration mentions choosing a prayer after tashahhud.
- The testimony of faith is part of the taught wording.
- The report keeps supplication connected to the prayer setting.
