Takbir by one who does not know Arabic and cannot pronounce it
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Question : And if he does not know the Arabic language and cannot pronounce it, what should he do?
Answer : We say that we have a legal principle, and Allah said in it:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] And the Exalted said:
[At-Taghabun 64:16] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 7288. So let him say the takbir in his own language, and there is no blame on him because he is unable to do otherwise.
Now, if someone asks, why do you not tell him to be silent and intend the takbir with his heart? The answer is that the takbir consists of wording and meaning, wording and meaning, and it consists of saying it with the heart. That is, it consists of three things: saying it with the heart, the wording that the text brought, which is Arabic, and the third is the meaning, is that not so? Yes. Good.
This man who does not know the Arabic language is able to say the takbir with his heart. He is able to say the takbir with the meaning, but he is not able to say the takbir with the wording. And if we take the noble verse, "Fear Allah as much as you are able," we say: you are now able to do two things and unable to do the third, so do the two things, which are the takbir of the heart and the meaning.
And the third is dropped from you, which is the verbal takbir, because you are unable to do it, because you are unable to do it,
Answer : We say that we have a legal principle, and Allah said in it:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAnd if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتمNow, if someone asks, why do you not tell him to be silent and intend the takbir with his heart? The answer is that the takbir consists of wording and meaning, wording and meaning, and it consists of saying it with the heart. That is, it consists of three things: saying it with the heart, the wording that the text brought, which is Arabic, and the third is the meaning, is that not so? Yes. Good.
This man who does not know the Arabic language is able to say the takbir with his heart. He is able to say the takbir with the meaning, but he is not able to say the takbir with the wording. And if we take the noble verse, "Fear Allah as much as you are able," we say: you are now able to do two things and unable to do the third, so do the two things, which are the takbir of the heart and the meaning.
And the third is dropped from you, which is the verbal takbir, because you are unable to do it, because you are unable to do it,
Source
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