Explanation of the method of the festival prayer, the ruling on the takbirs in it, and the ruling if the ma'mum misses some of the takbirs or the bowing.

The Shaykh : This also relates to the festival prayer. The festival prayer has additional takbirs. The ruling on these takbirs is that they are a recommended practice (sunnah). If a person misses them, he does not make them up in the same rak'ah. For example, if you arrive and the imam has already said three takbirs, how many are left for him? Four are left. You say the takbir of intention and follow him in the remaining takbirs. When he finishes the takbirs, he will recite al-Fatihah. You do not say takbir when he recites al-Fatihah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade recitation while the imam is reciting, except for al-Fatihah of the Book. The same applies to takbir; you do not say takbir while the imam is reciting, but rather you listen to him, because there is no recitation with the imam, neither takbir nor recitation of the Qur'an, except for al-Fatihah of the Book. Now, if you miss a complete rak'ah, and then the imam says the taslim, and you are making up the prayer, do you say the takbir in what you are making up? No, you do not say takbir. You say takbir in what you are making up because, as I told you a moment ago, one does not make up the takbir in the same rak'ah. In the same rak'ah, out of caution against what? Against a complete rak'ah. So, if you miss a rak'ah of the festival prayer and you stand to make up this rak'ah, pray it as the imam prayed it. You say five takbirs after the takbir of standing, because this is making up for what came before. Now,