The Prescribed Takbir.

The Shaykh : Among these is the takbir at the conclusion of this blessed month, from the setting of the sun until the festival prayer. One says: "Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise." Or one says: "Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise." That is, one says the takbir twice or three times; all of this has come from the Salaf. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): This takbir is pronounced aloud by men in the mosques, in the markets, and in the homes, as a declaration of the rites of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and a manifestation of obedience to His command in His saying: The command here is not derived from the lam, because the lam here is not for command, as evidenced by the fact that it is kasrah (vocalized with a short i); if it were the lam of command, it would be sukun (unvocalized). However, because Allah mentioned the reason, this indicates that it is a command required by the Shari'ah. As for women, they say the takbir quietly in their homes. And likewise in the mosques if they are present. But they do not raise their voices, because it is not befitting for a woman to raise her voice in the presence of men. The evidence for this, that is, that it is not befitting for a woman to raise her voice in the presence of men, is that so that her voice is not heard.