The use of a formula other than Allahu Akbar in the takbir of ihram
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), if one uses a formula other than, for example, Allahu Akbar, this phrase, for example, he says al-Rahman Akbar (The Most Merciful is the Greatest) or he says Allah Ajall (Allah is the Most Noble)?
Answer:
It suffices, except for this: "Allahu Akbar." If he says anything else to enter the prayer, it does not become valid. If he says "Allahu Akbar" (meaning: great) or "Allahu A'zam" (meaning: the Greatest) or "Allah al-Rahman" or "al-Rahim," the prayer does not become valid.
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), if one uses a formula other than, for example, Allahu Akbar, this phrase, for example, he says al-Rahman Akbar (The Most Merciful is the Greatest) or he says Allah Ajall (Allah is the Most Noble)?
Answer:
It suffices, except for this: "Allahu Akbar." If he says anything else to enter the prayer, it does not become valid. If he says "Allahu Akbar" (meaning: great) or "Allahu A'zam" (meaning: the Greatest) or "Allah al-Rahman" or "al-Rahim," the prayer does not become valid.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب حجة من رأى فرض البعيد إصابة الجهة لا العين — islamhouse.com (13:22)
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