Acts of worship are based on restriction
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Your Eminence! It is reported in a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (that he would say Allahu Akbar when he ascended a high place, and would say Subhan Allah when he descended into a valley) Is this tasbih and takbir specific to travel, or does one say takbir and tasbih when ascending—for example—in the house to the second or third floor? May Allah reward you with good?
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would, during his travels, say Allahu Akbar when he ascended a high place, and would say Subhan Allah when he descended into a valley. This is because one who is in a high place may feel a sense of grandeur within himself and see himself as great. Therefore, it was appropriate to say Allahu Akbar, saying: Allahu Akbar. As for when one descends, descent is a lowering, so it was appropriate to say Subhan Allah at the time of lowering. This is the connection. The Sunnah did not come with doing this in settled places, and acts of worship are based on restriction, so one is limited to what has been transmitted. Accordingly, if a person ascends the stairs in his house, he does not say takbir, and if he descends from them, he does not say tasbih. This is specific to travels.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would, during his travels, say Allahu Akbar when he ascended a high place, and would say Subhan Allah when he descended into a valley. This is because one who is in a high place may feel a sense of grandeur within himself and see himself as great. Therefore, it was appropriate to say Allahu Akbar, saying: Allahu Akbar. As for when one descends, descent is a lowering, so it was appropriate to say Subhan Allah at the time of lowering. This is the connection. The Sunnah did not come with doing this in settled places, and acts of worship are based on restriction, so one is limited to what has been transmitted. Accordingly, if a person ascends the stairs in his house, he does not say takbir, and if he descends from them, he does not say tasbih. This is specific to travels.