The ruling on one who says the takbir of ihram before the imam

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a man said the takbir before the imam said the takbir of entering the state of ihram, and he continued with the imam and did not say the takbir again. What is the ruling?

The Shaykh:
He said the takbir with the imam, the takbir of entering the state of ihram, meaning while in the state of bowing.

The questioner:
He did not say the takbir before the imam.

The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.

The questioner:
A man said the takfir before the imam said the takfir of entering the state of ihram, and he continued with the imam and did not say the takfir again.

The Shaykh:
His prayer is invalid. The one who said the takbir before the imam and did not repeat the takbir, and did not repeat the takbir of entering the state of ihram after the imam, his prayer is invalid, because he entered the prayer before the imam, so his prayer is invalidated by that. Yes.