LessonsSecond Rakah, Sitting, Tashahhud and TaslimQuiz

First sitting: after the second rakah in a three- or four-rakah prayer; sitting and tashahhud are wajib, followed by standing.

Final sitting: after the prayer’s last prostration; the sitting itself is fard, reciting tashahhud is wajib, and salawat and supplication are sunnah.

Their form is similar in this description, but their ranks and subsequent invocations differ.

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Comparison of the Two Sittings

Second Rakah, Sitting, Tashahhud and Taslim

First sitting: after the second rakah in a three- or four-rakah prayer; sitting and tashahhud are wajib, followed by standing.

Final sitting: after the prayer’s last prostration; the sitting itself is fard, reciting tashahhud is wajib, and salawat and supplication are sunnah.

Their form is similar in this description, but their ranks and subsequent invocations differ.