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Is it valid to say: "Peace be upon you, and upon the righteous servants of Allah" in the Tashahhud instead of: "Peace be upon us, and upon the righteous servants of Allah," and is it obligatory to make up the prayers in which this صيغة (formula) was recited?

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The obligatory part in the Tashahhud is to say: "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." Saying "Peace be upon you" in this context is a clear grammatical error (lahn jali) that invalidates the Tashahhud. You are not required to repeat your previous prayers because many scholars do not consider the Tashahhud obligatory. Acting upon a less preferred opinion (qaul marjooh) after the act has occurred, and the difficulty of rectifying it, is something some scholars have made lenient. Moreover, Shaykh al-Islam chooses the view that whoever omits a condition of prayer out of ignorance is not obligated to repeat it.

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