Tashahhud (the sitting testimony)
Said in the middle sitting (after two units of a 3- or 4-unit prayer) and in the final sitting of every prayer.
Educational, not a fatwa.
At-taḥiyyātu lillāhi waṣ-ṣalawātu waṭ-ṭayyibāt. As-salāmu ‘alayka ayyuha n-nabiyyu wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh. As-salāmu ‘alaynā wa ‘alā ‘ibādillāhi ṣ-ṣāliḥīn. Ashhadu an lā ilāha illallāh wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh.
All greetings, prayers and good things are for 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.
Citation: widely taught wording reported in the hadith collections (e.g. Sahih al-Bukhari, chapters on tashahhud and on sending prayers on the Prophet ﷺ). The exact sunnah.com number is not yet pinned on this site — unverified. Wording variants exist among schools; your teacher may teach another sound form. needs scholar review
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Evidence & review
- Author
- Youssef AMAADOR
- Scholarly review
- pending — not yet reviewed by a named scholar
- Scope
- Sunni beginner education. Not a fatwa and not madhhab-specific. Personal cases → a trusted local teacher.
- Open review items
- P-03 · C-02
- Source types
- Qur'an (quran.com) · hadith (sunnah.com, grade shown) · editorial reflection (everything without a source pill)