Hittan bin Abdullah Raqashi narrates: These people performed prayer under the leadership of Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), so Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari informed: Once, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained to us the method of performing prayer while delivering a sermon, and he taught us the Sunnah. After this, the narrator mentioned the entire hadith, which also includes these words: When a person sits in the Qa'dah (sitting position), he should recite these words: "All verbal and physical acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, He is One, He has no partner, and I also bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger." The students of the narrator named Qatadah have additionally reported these words: "He is One and has no partner," while other narrators have reported the opposite from Qatadah. The chain of this narration is connected and Hasan (good).

Qasim, the narrator, reports: Once Alqamah held my hand and told me: Once Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) held my hand and told me that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) held my hand and taught me the words of Tashahhud during prayer (these are the words): "All verbal and physical acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you. And peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger." Other narrators have corroborated this narration.

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain; some narrators have reported additional words at the end, which are: "When you have recited this (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words), if you do this, then you have completed your prayer. Now, if you wish to stand up, then stand up; if you wish to remain seated, then remain seated." Some narrators, while transmitting this narration from Zuhair, have included these words in the hadith and joined them with the words of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), whereas the narrator named Shababa has transmitted it separately from Zuhair and has reported these words as the statement of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). And it seems more appropriate that these words are the statement of Sayyiduna Abdullah rather than being included in the hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

The narrator named Qasim reports: Alqamah held my hand and informed me: Once, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) held my hand and told me: Once, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held my hand and taught me the words of Tashahhud (these are the words):“All verbal and physical acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah descend upon you, and peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger.”Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When you have recited this, you have fulfilled the obligatory prayer upon yourself; now if you wish to stand, then stand, and if you wish to remain seated, then remain seated. Here, the narrator of this narration, Shababa, is trustworthy; he has separately mentioned this at the end of the narration, that these words are the speech of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud, and this narration is more authentic compared to the narration in which these words are combined with the words of the Prophet. And Allah knows best. Some other narrators have also transmitted it in this way as the words of Sayyiduna Abdullah, and they have not transmitted the (additional words) as a marfu’ (Prophetic) hadith.

The narrator named Qasim reports: Once Alqamah held my hand and told me: Once Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) held his hand and told him that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) held his hand and taught him the words of Tashahhud (which are): "All verbal and physical acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, and peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger." Then Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When you have completed this (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words), when you have done this, then you have completed your prayer. Now if you wish to stand, then stand, and if you wish to remain seated, then remain seated.

The same narration is also transmitted with some other chains, in which these words are found: The narrator named Qasim reports: Alqamah held my hand, and (in the narration, these words are also present) Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) held Alqamah's hand, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held the hand of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and taught the words of Tashahhud (which are as follows): "All verbal and physical acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah descend upon you, and peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When you have finished this, you will have completed the prayer; now if you wish, remain seated, and if you wish, stand up.

Mujahid narrates: Ibn Abi Layla (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) Abu Ma'mar has narrated this, that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) taught me the words of Tashahhud and stated that these words were taught to me by the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the same manner as he used to teach us a surah of the Qur'an (the words are as follows): "All pure, physical, and verbal acts of worship are exclusively for Allah. O Prophet! Peace be upon you, and may Allah's mercy and blessings descend upon you. And peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon his family, just as You sent blessings upon Sayyiduna Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah! Send blessings upon us along with them. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and upon his family, just as You sent blessings upon Sayyiduna Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah! Send blessings upon us along with them. May Allah's blessings, the blessings of the believers, descend upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the Prophet, the unlettered one. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and may Allah's mercy and His blessings descend upon you." Mujahid says: When a person uses these words while sending peace, "and peace be upon all the righteous servants of Allah," then he has sent peace upon all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth. The narrator named Abdulwahab bin Mujahid is weak.

A narrator named Ibn Ishaq has transmitted this: He narrated to me this hadith about sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in prayer, that when any Muslim sends blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during prayer. (In one narration, these are the words:) Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: A man came and sat in front of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), while we were present around him. That man said: O Messenger of Allah! We have learned how to send peace upon you, but when we are praying, how should we send blessings upon you? The narrator says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) remained silent, until we wished that the man had not asked this question. But then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "When you want to send blessings upon me, then say: O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him), the unlettered Prophet, and upon the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him), just as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. And send blessings upon Muhammad (peace be upon him), the unlettered Prophet, and upon the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him), just as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Surely, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious."

Abdullah bin Buraidah narrates from his father: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "O Buraidah! When you sit for Tashahhud in prayer, never omit the words of Tashahhud and sending blessings upon me, for this is the zakat of prayer. And send peace upon all the Prophets and Messengers of Allah, and also send peace upon all the righteous servants of Allah."

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Prayer is not accepted without ablution and sending blessings upon me." Amr bin Shumr and Jabir Ju'fi—both these narrators are weak.