عَنِ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَفِّي بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ، التَّشَهُّدَ، كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنِي السُّورَةَ مِنَ القُرْآنِ: «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ». وفي لفظ لهما: «إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ السَّلَامُ، فَإِذَا قَعَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَقُلْ: التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، فَإِذَا قَالَهَا أَصَابَتْ كُلَّ عَبْدٍ لِلَّهِ صَالِحٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، ثُمَّ يَتَخَيَّرُ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ مَا شَاءَ».
Kutoka kwa bin Masoud radhi za Allahi ziwe juu yake amesema: Alinifundisha Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake, namna ya tashahudi iletwayo ndani ya sala, na kiganja changu kikiwa kati ya viganja vyake, kama anavyonifundisha sura ndani ya Qur'ani: "Attahiyyaatu lillaahi, wasswalawaatu wattwayyibaatu, assalaamu a'laika ayyuhan nabiyyu, warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh, assalaamu a'lainaa wa a'laa ibaadillaahi sswaalihiin, ash-hadu anlaa ilaaha illa llaahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu warasuuluhu" Tafsiri yake: Maamkizi (Amani) ni ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na swala na vile vilivyo vizuri, amani iwe juu yako ewe Nabii na rehema ya Mwenyezi Mungu na baraka zake, amani iwe juu yetu na juu ya waja wema wa Mwenyezi Mungu, nashuhudia kuwa hapana Mola isipokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu, na ninashuhudia kuwa Muhammadi ni mja wake na ni mjumbe wake. Na katika lafudhi yao nyingine: "Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Amani, atakapokaa mmoja wenu katika swala basi na aseme: Attahiyyaatu lillaahi, wasswalawaatu wattwayyibaatu, assalaamu a'laika ayyuhan nabiyyu, warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh, assalaamu a'lainaa wa a'laa ibaadillaahi sswaalihiin, akisema hivyo, basi dua hii itampata kila mja mwema wa Mwenyezi Mungu mbinguni na ardhini, ash-hadu anlaa ilaaha illa llaahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu warasuuluhu, kisha baada ya hapo atachagua maombi yoyote anayotaka kuomba".
Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) taught me the Tashahhud, with my hand between his two hands, as he would teach me a Surah from the Qur’an: "At-tahiyyātu lillāhi was-salawātu wat-tayyibātu as-Salāmu ‘alayka ayyuha an-nabiyyu wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh, as-salāmu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibādillāhi as-sālihīn, ash-hadu alla ilāha illallāh wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh (Greetings, prayers, and good things are due to Allah. May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you, O Prophet. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger)." Another wording reads: "Verily, Allah is the Giver of Peace, so when any of you sits in prayer, let him say: 'At-tahiyyātu lillāhi was-salawātu wat-tayyibātu as-salāmu ‘alayka ayyuha an-nabiyyu wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh, as-salāmu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibādillāhi as-sālihīn (Greetings, prayers, and good things are due to Allah. May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you, O Prophet. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah).' If you say this, it will benefit every righteous slave of Allah in heaven and on earth. (Then, say:) 'Ash-hadu alla ilāha illallāh wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluh (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger).' Then, let him choose whatever supplication he would like."
Mahala pa tashahudi hii ni wakati wa kukaa baada ya sijida ya mwisho katika kila swala, na baada ya rakaa ya pili katika swala za rakaa tatu na nne.
Uwajibu wa tashahudi katika swala, na inafaa akatoa tashahudi kwa lafudhi yoyote katika lafudhi za tashahudi katika zile zilizothibiti kutoka kwa Mtume Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake.
Inafaa kuomba dua ndani ya swala kwa jambo alitakalo mtu madam si dhambi.
Inapendeza kuanza kujiombea mwenyewe kwanza katika dua.