[Machine] He said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Wudu is the key to prayer, and the takbeer is its sanctification, and the tasleem is its release. In every two units of prayer, there is a tasleem, and a prayer is not valid except with the opening chapter of the book (Quran) and another chapter along with it." Abu Abdur Rahman said, "So I asked Abu Hanifa, 'What does it mean by a tasleem in every two units of prayer?' He said, 'It means the tashahhud, and likewise.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوُضُوءُ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ وَالتَّكْبِيرُ تَحْرِيمُهَا وَالتَّسْلِيمُ تَحْلِيلُهَا وَفِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَسْلِيمٌ وَلَا تُجْزِي صَلَاةٌ إِلَّا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَمَعَهَا غَيْرُهَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي حَنِيفَةَ مَا يَعْنِي فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَسْلِيمٌ قَالَ يَعْنِي التَّشَهُّدَ وَكَذَلِكَ