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Tashahhud
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Tashahhud is the sitting recitation said during prayer, after the second rakah and, where a prayer has more, the final one. It includes testimony to God's oneness and the Prophet Muhammad's messengership. In the final sitting, salawat, blessings on the Prophet, usually follow it.
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