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Mishkat al-Masabih 956

Chapter: The Supplication of the Tashahhud - Section 3

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 956

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ: «أَحْسَنُ الْكَلَامِ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَأَحْسَنُ الْهَدْيِ هدي مُحَمَّد» . رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ

Jabir said that God’s Messenger used to say in his prayer after the tashahhud, “The best speech is God’s speech, and the best guidance is Muhammad’s guidance.” Nasa’i transmitted it.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1311). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 956).

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Authentic chain Sunan an-Nasa'i 1311

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say in his prayer, after the tashahhud: "The best of word is the word of Allah (SWT) and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (ﷺ)."

يَقُولُ فِي صَلاَتِهِ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ ‏"‏ أَحْسَنُ الْكَلاَمِ كَلاَمُ اللَّهِ وَأَحْسَنُ الْهَدْىِ هَدْىُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1216)يَقُولُ فِي صَلاتِهِ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ : أَحْسَنُ الْكَلامِ كَلامُ اللَّهِ ، وَأَحْسَنُ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ
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