The Opening Formula in Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: An elderly man, at the takbir of entering prayer, says in the opening formula: "Allah is the Greatest, the Greatest, and all praise is due to Allah, much praise, and glory be to Allah in the morning and the evening." What are the transmitted formulas for this? And is this a supplication?
Answer:
The formula for the takbir of entering prayer is specifically the phrase "Allah is the Greatest." Then one opens with "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise to You," and so on. One does not say "Allah is the Greatest, the Greatest." This is not prescribed for this occasion. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: An elderly man, at the takbir of entering prayer, says in the opening formula: "Allah is the Greatest, the Greatest, and all praise is due to Allah, much praise, and glory be to Allah in the morning and the evening." What are the transmitted formulas for this? And is this a supplication?
Answer:
The formula for the takbir of entering prayer is specifically the phrase "Allah is the Greatest." Then one opens with "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise to You," and so on. One does not say "Allah is the Greatest, the Greatest." This is not prescribed for this occasion. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/042 — archive.org (10:27)
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