The Takbir of Entering the Prayer When the Imam Is in Prostration or in the Tashahhud
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When entering the prayer and the Imam is in prostration or in the tashahhud, do I perform the takbir with one takbir? He says: When entering the prayer and the Imam is in prostration or in his tashahhud, do I say one takbir or two?
Answer:
The obligatory takbir is the takbir of ihram, and you are standing. You say the takbir of ihram while standing. The second takbir, in the takbir of transition in this position, is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When entering the prayer and the Imam is in prostration or in the tashahhud, do I perform the takbir with one takbir? He says: When entering the prayer and the Imam is in prostration or in his tashahhud, do I say one takbir or two?
Answer:
The obligatory takbir is the takbir of ihram, and you are standing. You say the takbir of ihram while standing. The second takbir, in the takbir of transition in this position, is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل قال - تعالى - { فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم } — islamhouse.com (1:11:24)
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