The Practice of Saying Takbir in Salah

The Practice of Saying Takbir During Salat

Narrated Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman bin Harith bin Hisham and Abu Salama bin Abdur Rahman: Abu Hurairah (RA.) used to say Takbir in all As-Salat (the prayers), compulsory and optional in the month of Ramadan or other months. 

He used to say Takbir on standing for Salat (prayer) and on bowing; then he would say Sami Allahu liman hamida, and before prostrating he would say Rabbana walakal hamd. 

Then he would say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from the prostrating (for the second time), and on raising up his head from the prostration. He also would say the Takbir on standing from the second Rak'a. 

He used to do the same in every Rak'a. He used to do the same in every Rak'a till he completed As-Salat. On completion of the Salat, he would say, By him in Whose hands my soul is! No doubt my Salat closely resembles to that of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) than yours, and this was his Salat till he left this world.

Hadith Reference:

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari

Hadith No: 803

Volume: 01

Book: The Book of Adhan

Chapter: On should say Takbir while going in prostration.

Page No: 444

Narrated By: Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman bin Harith bin Hisham (RA:)

Translator: Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan