Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade ikhtisar in prayer. Abu Abdullah al-Abdi says: It means that a man places his hand on his waist (during prayer). This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Sayyidah Umm Qays bint Mihsan (may Allah be pleased with her) relates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had grown old and put on weight, he took a post (or staff) in prayer for support, on which he would lean. This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not take the narration of Wabisah bin Ma'bad because of the condition of the narrators in its chain.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq relates: I asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite a whole surah in a single rak'ah? She said: From the Mufassal surahs. I asked: Did he (peace and blessings be upon him) pray sitting? She said: When old age had worn him down. This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it with these words, whereas Imam Muslim recorded another narration with a similar meaning.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) relates: We did not know what to say when we sat in the prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had been taught comprehensive and complete words. He (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the tashahhud, and he also taught us these words: 'Allahumma allif bayna qulubina, wa aslih dhata baynina, wahdina subulas-salam, wa najjina minaz-zulumati ilan-nur, wa jannibnal-fawahisha ma zahara minha wa ma batan, wa barik lana fi asma'ina wa absarina wa qulubina wa azwajina wa dhurriyyatina, wa tub 'alayna innaka antat-Tawwabur-Rahim, waj'alna shakirina li-ni'matika, muthnina biha 'alayka, qabiliha, wa atmimha 'alayna' (O Allah, create affection between our hearts, set right our mutual affairs, guide us to the paths of peace, bring us out of the darknesses into the light, keep us away from indecencies, whether open or hidden, bless us in our hearing, our sight, our hearts, our wives and our children, and accept our repentance; indeed You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful. Make us grateful for Your blessings, praising You for them and accepting them, and complete them upon us). This hadith is sahih on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

A similar narration is reported from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) through another chain, in which the same words taught by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are mentioned.

Abd al-Rahman bin Abd al-Qari relates that he heard Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) teaching the people the tashahhud from the pulpit, saying: Say: 'At-tahiyyatu lillah, az-zakiyatu lillah, at-tayyibatu lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh' (All verbal worship is for Allah, all pure worship is for Allah, all financial worship is 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 (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger).

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), while delivering the sermon from the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), used to teach the people the tashahhud of the prayer, saying: When one of you recites the tashahhud, let him say: 'Bismillahi khayril-asma', at-tahiyyatuz-zakiyatus-salawatut-tayyibatu lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu wa anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh' (In the name of Allah, the best of names. All verbal, pure, bodily and financial worship is for Allah alone. 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, alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger). Sayyiduna Umar also said: After sending salam upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), begin with yourselves, and then send peace upon the righteous servants of Allah. This hadith is sahih on the condition of Muslim, and I have mentioned it because it has supporting narrations (shawahid).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) took the hand of Awn bin Abdullah and taught him the words of the tashahhud, and said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) took my hand and said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken his hand and taught him this tashahhud: 'At-tahiyyatus-salawatut-tayyibatuz-zakiyatu lillah' (All verbal, bodily, financial and pure worship is for Allah). The mention of Allah's name at the beginning of the tashahhud is sahih and in accordance with the condition of Imam Bukhari.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud just as he taught us a surah of the Qur'an: 'Bismillahi wa billah, at-tahiyyatu lillah' (In the name of Allah and by the help of Allah; all verbal worship is for Allah). And at its end was this supplication: 'Allahumma inni as'alukal-jannata wa a'udhu bika minan-nar' (O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and I seek refuge in You from the Fire).

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud just as he taught us a surah of the Qur'an: 'Bismillahi wa billah, at-tahiyyatu lillah, as-salawatut-tayyibatu lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ashhadu an la ilaha illallah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh, nas'alullahal-jannata wa na'udhu bihi minan-nar' (In the name of Allah and by the grace of Allah. All verbal, bodily and financial worship is 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 that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the servant and Messenger of Allah. We ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire). Imam al-Hakim says: Ayman bin Nabil is trustworthy (thiqah), and Imam Bukhari used him as evidence; Yahya bin Ma'in also declared him trustworthy.