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Qadah — Final sitting

At-Tashahhudالتَّشَهُّد

Hanafi

Sitting in the final position — reciting At-Tahiyyatu, the greetings brought by the Prophet (peace be upon him) from his Night Journey.

التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

At-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibatu. As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh.

All greetings, all prayers, and all good things belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

Why This Matters
The Tashahhud was taught by the Prophet ﷺ when he was taken up to the heavens on the Night Journey. He greeted Allah and Allah responded — and these words became the greeting of the prayer for every believer until the Day of Judgment.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 831; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 402

التَّحِيَّاتُ

At-tahiyyatu

All greetings

لِلَّهِ

lillahi

belong to Allah

وَالصَّلَوَاتُ

was-salawatu

and all prayers

وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ

wat-tayyibatu

and all good things

السَّلَامُ

As-salamu

Peace

عَلَيْكَ

'alayka

be upon you

أَيُّهَا

ayyuha

O

النَّبِيُّ

an-nabiyyu

the Prophet

وَرَحْمَةُ

wa rahmatu

and the mercy

اللَّهِ

Allahi

of Allah

وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa barakatuh

and His blessings

السَّلَامُ

As-salamu

Peace

عَلَيْنَا

'alayna

be upon us

وَعَلَى

wa 'ala

and upon

عِبَادِ

'ibadi

the servants

اللَّهِ

Allahi

of Allah

الصَّالِحِينَ

as-salihin

the righteous

أَشْهَدُ

Ashhadu

I bear witness

أَنْ

an

that

لَا

la

there is no

إِلَهَ

ilaha

god

إِلَّا

illa

except

اللَّهُ

Allahu

Allah

وَأَشْهَدُ

wa ashhadu

and I bear witness

أَنَّ

anna

that

مُحَمَّدًا

Muhammadan

Muhammad

عَبْدُهُ

'abduhu

His servant

وَرَسُولُهُ

wa rasuluh

and His messenger