The ruling on elongating "Allahu Akbar" in the adhan and iqamah
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some of the common people elongate "Allahu Akbar," and some of them say "Allahu Akbar" (plural).
Answer:
These are matters that occur with some people. It is obligatory to say "Allahu Akbar," without elongating "Allahu Akbar." One elongates the lam in "Allah," but "Akbar" is not elongated; one says "Akbar," meaning "the Greatest." As for saying "Akbar" (plural), this is the plural of "Kibr" (greatness), like "Kibr" (drum); no, one says "Akbar" and does not elongate it. It is obligatory for the mu'adhdhin and the one who gives the iqamah to say "Allahu Akbar," without elongating the hamzah in "Allah" or the ba' in "Akbar." "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" means "Allah is the Greatest and the Most Exalted, (Glorified and Exalted is He)."
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some of the common people elongate "Allahu Akbar," and some of them say "Allahu Akbar" (plural).
Answer:
These are matters that occur with some people. It is obligatory to say "Allahu Akbar," without elongating "Allahu Akbar." One elongates the lam in "Allah," but "Akbar" is not elongated; one says "Akbar," meaning "the Greatest." As for saying "Akbar" (plural), this is the plural of "Kibr" (greatness), like "Kibr" (drum); no, one says "Akbar" and does not elongate it. It is obligatory for the mu'adhdhin and the one who gives the iqamah to say "Allahu Akbar," without elongating the hamzah in "Allah" or the ba' in "Akbar." "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" means "Allah is the Greatest and the Most Exalted, (Glorified and Exalted is He)."
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب ما يقول عند سماع الأذان والإقامة وبعد الأذان — islamhouse.com (19:51)
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