3278 - ‘Amr ibn Mansur informed us, saying: Muhammad ibn ‘Isa narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Zakariyya ibn Abi Za’idah narrated to us, from Dawud, from ‘Amr ibn Sa’id, from Sa’id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas, that a man spoke to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about something, and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Indeed, praise is due to Allah; we praise Him and seek His help. Whomever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, none can guide. And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. To proceed."

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At its end, it says: ‘Abthar said: Sufyan al-Thawri explained it to us: {O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims} [Al ‘Imran 3:102], {And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. Indeed, Allah is ever, over you, an Observer} [An-Nisa 4:1], {Fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice} [Al-Ahzab 33:70].

It was also recorded by Ahmad (3721) and (4116), Abu Dawud (2118), and the compiler in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" (10250), and Ibn Majah (1892) through multiple chains from Abu Ishaq, with it, and Abu al-Ahwas was paired with Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud in Ahmad and Abu Dawud.

It was also recorded by the compiler in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" (10251) through the chain of Zuhayr ibn Mu’awiyah, from Abu Ishaq, with it, as a mawquf narration.

It preceded under number (1404) through the chain of Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, from his father, with it.

Al-Sindi said: His statement: "and the tashahhud in matters of need" — the apparent meaning is the generality of need, including marriage and other matters, and some narrations support this. Therefore, a person should utter this to seek assistance through it for the fulfillment and completion of his need. For this reason, al-Shafi’i said: The sermon is a Sunnah at the beginning of all contracts, such as sale, marriage, and others, and "need" is an indication of that. And it is possible that what is meant by "need" is marriage, for it is the one in which the sermon is customarily known, unlike other needs.

(1) In (R): yahdi.
(2) After it in (H) comes the word of majesty: Allah.
(3) In (M) and (H): And I bear witness that, and above the word "I bear witness" in (H) is a mark indicating a variant reading.
(4) Its chain is authentic. ‘Amr ibn Mansur: he is Abu Sa’id al-Nasa’i, and Muhammad ibn ‘Isa: he is Ibn Najih al-Baghdadi, and Dawud: he is Ibn Abi Hind, and ‘Amr ibn Sa’id: he is al-Qurashi Abu Sa’id al-Basri. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (5504).
It was also recorded by Ahmad (3275) from Yahya ibn Adam, from Yahya ibn Zakariyya ibn Abi Za’idah, with this =