The final Tashahhud is an obligatory pillar (1), as in the hadith on the authority of Ibn Masoud, may God be pleased with him, who said: Before the Tashahhud was made obligatory for us: (Peace be upon God from among His servants, peace be upon Gabriel and Michael), and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Do not say : Peace be upon God from His servants, for God is peace, but say: Greetings belong to God, and prayers and good things. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and God’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of God. I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. (1) Because the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, did it, and commanded it by saying: “Say: Greetings,” and this is an obligatory command, and Ibn Masoud, may God be pleased with him, said: “We used to say before the Tashahhud was made obligatory,” so this indicates that the Tashahhud is obligatory for them, and the Tashahhud is : “Greetings to God, prayers, and good things,” etc. The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, taught it to his companions, and commanded them to do it, so it indicates its assumption, and it is two tashahhuds: the first and the last, so the first tashahhud is counted among the obligatory ones; Because when the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, rose on his behalf forgetfully, he was forced to prostrate and his prayer was valid, indicating that it is not an inevitable obligation, but rather a duty that is dropped due to forgetfulness and ignorance. As for the final tashahhud, it is a necessary pillar; Because the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, preserved it in all his prayers, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and the same applies to sitting for him, so he must perform it while sitting, not standing, and the two salutations; Because the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, used to say salaams to his right and to his left in all his prayers, and they are the pillars of his actions, and his saying: “Pray as you have seen me pray,” may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. Question: Is the entire last tashahhud a pillar of prayer for the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace? The answer: The last tashahhud with prayer. The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is a pillar according to the most correct view. It was said: Prayer is obligatory, and it was said: Sunnah, and whoever does not do it well must learn it. If time is limited and he does not learn it, “So fear God as much as you are able” [Al-Taghabun: 16], so he will come. What he has to learn. Question: What is the ruling on someone who recites the last tashahhud in the first tashahhud? The answer: In the first, it is limited to the tashahhud and praying for the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, but the supplication to seek refuge from the fire of Hell is in the last, and if he completes it in the first, there is nothing wrong with him. Question: What is your opinion of the one who differentiated between the two salaams and said: The first is a pillar and the second is a sunnah? The answer: It is valid, as the public believes that the pillar is the first tasleem, but it is more likely, as the author said, that it is two tasleems. Because the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to say two salutations and say: “Pray as you have seen me pray.”
