The Prophet's Prayer From The beginning To The End As Though ...

1. The tashahhud of Ibn Mas'ood, who said, "The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) taught me the tashahhud,
[with] my palm between his palms, the way he taught me Soorahs of the Qur'aan:
All compliments 200 , prayers 201 and pure words 202 are due to Allaah. Peace 203 be on you, O Prophet, and also the mercy of
Allaah and His blessings 204 . Peace be on us, and on the righteous slaves of Allaah. [For when one says that, it includes
every righteous slave in the heaven and the earth.] I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah,
and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.
[This was while he was among us, but after he was taken, we would say:
[Peace be on the Prophet]." 205
2. The tashahhud of Ibn 'Abbaas: "The Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to teach us the tashahhud the
way he taught us [soorahs of] the Qur'aan; he used to say,
All compliments, blessed words, prayers, pure words are due to Allaah. Peace be on you, O Prophet, and also the mercy of
Allaah and His blessings. Peace be on us and on the righteous slaves of Allaah. I bear witness that none has the right to be
worshipped except Allaah, and [I bear witness] that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah (in one narration: ... is His slave
and messenger)." 206
3. The tashahhud of Ibn 'Umar, who reported the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) as saying in the
tashahhud:
All compliments, prayers and good words are due to Allaah. Peace be on you, O Prophet, and also the mercy of Allaah - Ibn
'Umar said, "I add:" 207 ... and His blessings. - Peace be on us and on the righteous slaves of Allaah. I bear witness that
none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah - Ibn 'Umar said, "I add:" 208 ... alone, He has no partner, - and I bear
witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger. 209
4. The tashahhud of Abu Moosaa al-Ash'ari, who said that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, ... when
you are sitting, the first thing each of you says should be:
All compliments, good words and prayers are due to Allaah. Peace be on you, O Prophet, and also the mercy of Allaah and
His blessings. Peace be on us, and on the righteous slaves of Allaah. I bear witness that none has the right to be
worshipped except Allaah [alone, He has no partner], and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger -
seven phrases, and they are the greetings in the prayer." 210
5. The tashahhud of 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab, who would teach the people the tashahhud while on the pulpit, saying, "Say:
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