the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught them the Tashahhud, and said at the end of it: "I ask Allah for Paradise and I seek refuge in Allah from the Fire." (7).

Al-Khiraqi’s statement: "According to what is mentioned in the reports," means the reports of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his companions, and the early generations (al-salaf), may the mercy of Allah be upon them. For Ahmad adopted the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud regarding the supplication, which is mawquf (attributed to the Companion), and said: "One may supplicate with what has been transmitted and with what one knows," and he did not restrict it to what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Abdullah bin Ahmad said: I heard my father saying in his prostration: "O Allah, just as You have protected my face from prostrating to other than You, so protect my face from asking of other than You." He said: Abd al-Rahman used to say this in his prostration. And he said: I heard al-Thawri saying it in his prostration.

Section: It is not permissible to supplicate in one's prayer with things that are intended for the delights of this world and its desires, in a manner that resembles the speech of human beings and their aspirations, such as: "O Allah, grant me a beautiful slave girl, a spacious house (8), delicious food, or an elegant garden." Al-Shafi'i said: "One may supplicate with whatever he likes," based on his (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying in the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud in the Tashahhud: "Then let him choose from the supplications what is most pleasing to him." Agreed upon (9). And in Muslim’s version: "Then let him choose afterwards whatever supplication he wishes or prefers" (9). And in the Hadith of Abu Huraira: "When one of you finishes the Tashahhud, let him seek refuge from four [things], then let him supplicate for himself with whatever occurs to him" (10). Our argument is his (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "This prayer of ours is not a place for any of the speech of people (11); it is only Tasbih (gbih, Takbir, and recitation of the Quran." Reported by Muslim (12). This [prohibited type of supplication] is from the speech of humans, and because it is human speech used in addressing others (13), it is similar to...