[Machine] When we used to pray behind the Prophet ﷺ, we would say, by motioning with his index finger, "Assalamu alaikum, assalamu alaikum". Then the Prophet ﷺ said to us, "What is wrong with some people who throw their hands in prayer as if they were the tails of horses? Is it not sufficient for any of you, or for one of you, to place his hand on his thigh, then to greet his brother from his right and left (side)?"  

كُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قُلْنَا يَعْنِي الْإِشَارَةَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ السَّبَابَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ لَنَا يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْمُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ الْخَيْلِ الشُّمْسِ أَلَا يَكْفِي أَحَدَكُمْ أَوْ أَحَدَهُمْ أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمَ عَلَى أَخِيهِ مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ  

[Machine] If we pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of us finishes his prayer, he should signal with his hand from his right and from his left. When he finishes, he should say, "What is the matter with any of you throwing his hand as if they are the tails of sunlit horses? Is it not sufficient for any of you to say like this?" And he pointed with his finger and greeted his brother from his right and from his left.  

إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ أَحَدُنَا أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ مَا بَالُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَرْمِي بِيَدِهِ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمْسٍ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِي أَوَلَا يَكْفِي أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ وَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ؟  

[Machine] Narrated by Ali, he said that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The key to prayer is purification, its initiation is the Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar), and its conclusion is the Tasleem (saying As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah)." This was also narrated in the Hadith of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and others from the Prophet ﷺ . This indicates the weakness of...  

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ وَإِحْرَامُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَإِحْلَالُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ وَرُوِّينَا ذَلِكَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَفِي ذَلِكَ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى ضِعْفِ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ , and if this is true about him, then it is concealed by what  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِنْ صَحَّ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ فَهُوَ مَحْجُوجٌ بِمَا  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "The takbir is the opening of the prayer, and its closure is the taslim when the imam says it. So stand up if you wish. And this authentic narration is evidence of the correctness of what we say."  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ التَّكْبِيرُ وَانْقِضَاؤُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ الْإِمَامُ فَقُمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ وَهَذَا الْأَثَرُ الصَّحِيحُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ يَدُلُّ عَلَى صِحَّةِ مَا نَقُولُ  

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took the hand of Abdullah and taught him the Tashahhud (saying in the prayer): "Say: All greetings, prayers, and good things are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and on the righteous servants of Allah." Abu Khaythamah said: "And some of our companions added to this hadith from Hasan: 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.'" Abu Khaythamah said: "I have preserved this from Hasan in the rest of this hadith: if you do this or fulfill this, then you have fulfilled your prayer. If you wish to stand, then stand. And if you wish to sit, then sit. This is a hadith that has been transmitted."  

وَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَعَلَّمَهُ التَّشَهُّدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ قُلْ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحَمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ قَالَ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ وَزَادَنِي فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ بَلَغَ حِفْظِي عَنِ الْحَسَنِ فِي بَقِيَّةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ هَذَا أَوْ قَضَيْتَ هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ صَلَاتَكَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَقُومَ فَقُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَقْعُدَ فَاقْعُدْ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Mas'ood, when you have finished this, you have indeed fulfilled your prayer. So, if you wish, then stand up and if you wish, then sit down.  

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ صَلَاتَكَ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَقُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَاقْعُدْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ taught me the Tashahhud, which he mentioned to his servant and messenger. Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, "When you have finished your prayer, if you wish, remain seated, and if you wish, leave." The Sheikh said, may Allah have mercy on him, "And this statement, 'When you have finished your prayer,' if it is preserved, is similar to what we have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud regarding the end of the prayer with the Tasleem, and what we have narrated from him from the Prophet ﷺ regarding the Tasleem, as if he intended to refute those who claimed that it is not permissible for the follower to leave after finishing the prayer before the Imam leaves. And if the first statement is proven from the Prophet ﷺ , it is known that the Prophet's teaching of Abdullah bin Mas'ud the Tashahhud in the prayer was at the beginning of what was legislated for Tashahhud, and then after that, the prayer was legislated upon the Prophet ﷺ based on their saying, 'We have greeted you with peace, so how should the prayer be upon you?' Then the Tasleem was legislated in the prayer with him or after him, so the matter is referring to him, and Allah knows best. And the one who affirms this..."  

عَلَّمَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ التَّشَهُّدَ فَذَكَرَهُ إِلَى عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَاثْبُتْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَانْصَرِفْ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَهَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةُ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مَحْفُوظَةً أَشْبَهُ بِمَا رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فِي انْقِضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ وَبِمَا سَنَرْوِيهِ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي التَّسْلِيمِ وَكَأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ خِلَافَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ لِلْمَأْمُومِ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ بَعْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِ الْإِمَامِ وَإِنْ كَانَتِ اللَّفْظَةُ الْأُولَى ثَابِتَةً عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَمَعْلُومٌ أَنَّ تَعْلِيمَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ تَشَهُّدَ الصَّلَاةِ كَانَ فِي ابْتِدَاءِ مَا شُرِعَ التَّشَهُّدُ ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدَهُ شُرِعَتِ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِدَلِيلِ قَوْلِهِمْ قَدْ عَرَفْنَا السَّلَامَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَيْفَ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ شُرِعَ التَّسْلِيمُ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ مَعَهُ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ فَصَارَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَيْهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَالَّذِي يُؤَكِّدُ هَذَا  

[Machine] That when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished reciting the Tashahhud in the prayer, he would turn his face towards the people before giving the salutation, and he would do the same.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَضَى التَّشَهُّدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِوَجْهِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ التَّسْلِيمُ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When the Imam finishes the prayer and sits, and then something affects him before he speaks, his prayer is completed. And whoever is behind him, if he completes the prayer, then his prayer is not valid. And 'Abdul-Rahman bin Ziyad mentioned it, and he has a different wording, and 'Abdul-Rahman is not relied upon as evidence. Yahya Al-Qattan and 'Abdul-Rahman bin Mahdi do not narrate it from him due to his weakness and the criticism of Ahmad bin Hanbal and Yahya bin Ma'in and others from the memorizers. Then the answer regarding it is like the answer to what we have narrated from Ibn Mas'ud. And with Allah is the facilitation."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَضَى الْإِمَامُ الصَّلَاةَ وَقَعَدَ فَأَحْدَثَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ خَلْفَهُ مِمَّنْ أَتَمَّ الصَّلَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَصِحُّ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ يَنْفَرِدُ بِهِ وَهُوَ مُخْتَلِفٌ عَلَيْهِ فِي لَفْظِهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ كَانَ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ لَا يُحَدِّثَانِ عَنْهُ لِضَعْفِهِ وَجَرَّحَهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ وَغَيْرُهُمَا مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ ثُمَّ الْجَوَابُ عَنْهُ كَالْجَوَابِ عَمَّا رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ