and renewing the intention.

He then sits in iftirāsh, placing his hands on his thighs: with the right hand he folds the little finger¹ and the ring finger, forms a circle by joining the thumb to the middle finger, and points with the index finger during his tashahhud², while spreading the left hand flat. He says:

“All salutations are for Allah, as are the prayers and all that is good. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

This is the first tashahhud. He then says:

“O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad just as You sent prayers upon Abraham; truly, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad just as You blessed the family of Abraham; truly, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.”

Next he seeks refuge from the punishment of Hell, the punishment of the grave, the trial of life and death, and the trial of the False Messiah, and he supplicates with whatever has been transmitted. He then ends with the salām to his right—“Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah”—and the same to his left.

If the prayer consists of three or four units, after the first tashahhud he rises with the takbīr and performs the remaining units like the second, reciting only the Fātiḥah. He then sits in tawarruk for his final tashahhud. A woman does likewise, but she keeps herself compact and lets both legs fall to her right side.

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