A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 8
A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE A PR I M E R OF R E L IGIO U S K NOW L E D GE 8 Tashahhud [Bearing Witness] َ ُ ا ہّٰللِّٰ و ِِّٰ وَالصَّلَوَات ُ وَالطَّیِّبَات ُ اَلس َّاَلَم ُ عَلَیۡك َ اَیُّھَا النَّبِی ُّ وَرَحۡمَۃ ہّٰلل ُ ہّٰللُّٰ اَلتَّحِیَّات ِاَّلَّ ا ۡ اَّلَّٓ اِلٰـہ َ ا ِ ا ہّٰللِّٰ الصَّالِحِیۡنَ. اَشۡھَد ُ اَن بَرَکَاتُہ ٗ اَلس َّاَلَم ُ عَلَیۡنَا و َ عَلٰی عِبَاد 1 و َ اَشۡھَد ُ اَن َّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبۡدُہ ٗ و َ رَسُوۡلُـہٗ. At-ta h iyy a tu lill a hi, wa s - S alaw a tu wa t - t ayyib a tu as-sal- a mu ‘alaika ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa ra h mat-ull a hi wa bar- ak a tuh u ; as-sal a mu ‘alain a wa ‘al a ‘ib a dill a hi s-sa li hi n; ash- hadu all a il a ha illAll a hu wa ash-hadu anna Mu h ammadan ‘abduh u wa Ras u luh. All salutations are due to Allah and all Prayers and all things pure. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His Blessings; and peace be upon us and on all righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. 1. After this, by standing up and saying All a hu Akbar the second rak‘at should be offered in the same way. Then, when one reaches this same point, one should recite the prayers set out next in order to complete the S al a t. In the third and fourth rak‘at, only S u rah al-F a ti h ah is recited before Ruk u‘.