What is the ruling on saying the takbir before bowing and straightening up in prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some of the imams of the mosques, when they want to bow, say the takbir first before bending down. They do this to make their voice clear on the loudspeaker. The same is true when rising from the bowing position after straightening up; when he has straightened up, he says, "Allah hears the one who praises Him." What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is one of the drawbacks of the loudspeaker. Because some imams exaggerate or do not handle the situation well, they disrupt the prayer or a characteristic of the prayer. So you find one bending over the loudspeaker, or placing his mouth in the loudspeaker as if nursing, and bending over it. Some of them turn toward the loudspeaker. They are exaggerating in their use of the loudspeaker. The one who says the takbir before he bows is acting contrary to the Sunnah. The takbir is said during the bowing. The takbirs of transition are said between the pillar one is moving from and the pillar one is moving to. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some of the imams of the mosques, when they want to bow, say the takbir first before bending down. They do this to make their voice clear on the loudspeaker. The same is true when rising from the bowing position after straightening up; when he has straightened up, he says, "Allah hears the one who praises Him." What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is one of the drawbacks of the loudspeaker. Because some imams exaggerate or do not handle the situation well, they disrupt the prayer or a characteristic of the prayer. So you find one bending over the loudspeaker, or placing his mouth in the loudspeaker as if nursing, and bending over it. Some of them turn toward the loudspeaker. They are exaggerating in their use of the loudspeaker. The one who says the takbir before he bows is acting contrary to the Sunnah. The takbir is said during the bowing. The takbirs of transition are said between the pillar one is moving from and the pillar one is moving to. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/165] ما حكم التكبير قبل الانحناء والاعتدال في الصلاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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