Q: What is the fard part of the At Tahiyyat (Tashahhud)?
A.
In the Hanafi Madhab the entire At Tahiyyaat (Tashahhud) is Fardh and not the Durood and Du'aa.In the Shaafi'ee Madhab the entire At Tahiyyaat and the first part of the Durood (ALLAAHUMMA SALLI ALAA MOHAMMAD) is Fardh. The rest of the Durood and Du'aa is not Fardh.
Moulana Yusuf Laher
Checked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai