At-Tahiyyat (the tashahhud)
التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
At-taḥiyyātu li’llāhi wa’ṣ-ṣalawātu wa’ṭ-ṭayyibāt, as-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuha’n-nabiyyu wa raḥmatu’llāhi wa barakātuh, as-salāmu ʿalaynā wa ʿalā ʿibādi’llāhi’ṣ-ṣāliḥīn, ashhadu an lā ilāha illa’llāh, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu 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.”
When to say it
Recited in the sitting (tashahhud) of every prayer, before the salawat.
Virtue & benefit
The Prophet ﷺ taught it to the companions as he taught them a chapter of the Qur'an; it is a pillar of the sitting in prayer.
Source
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (831) and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (402), from Ibn Masʿūd.
Frequently asked
What is At-Tahiyyat in salah?
It is the tashahhud recited while sitting in prayer: "At-taḥiyyātu li’llāhi wa’ṣ-ṣalawātu wa’ṭ-ṭayyibāt…", ending with the two testimonies of faith.
When do you recite At-Tahiyyat?
In the sitting of every prayer, before sending salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ.
Make this dua a daily habit
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