The Tashahhud

[Tashahhud: what one says in the sitting position in prayer

التَّحِيّـاتُ للهِ وَالصَّلَـواتُ والطَّيِّـبات، السَّلامُ عَلَيـكَ أَيُّهـا النَّبِـيُّ وَرَحْمَـةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـاتُه، السَّلامُ عَلَيْـنا وَعَلـى عِبـادِ للهِ الصَّـالِحـين. أَشْـهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ الله، وَأَشْـهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمّـداً عَبْـدُهُ وَرَسـولُه

Attahiyyatu lillahi wassalawatu wattayyibat, assalamu AAalayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu warahmatul-lahi wabarakatuh, assalamu AAalayna waAAala AAibadil-lahis-saliheen. Ash-hadu an la ilaha illal-lah, wa-ashhadu anna Muhammadan AAabduhu warasooluh.

‘At-tahiyyat is for Allah. All acts of worship and good deeds are for Him.Peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you O Prophet (saws).Peace be upon us and all of Allah’s righteous servants. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.’

At-tahiyyat: all words which indicate the glorification of Allah.His eternal existence, His perfection and His sovereignty.]