The one who does not perform the takbir of entering prayer as it should be: is his prayer invalid?
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The questioner : The one who does not perform the takbir of entering prayer as it should be for the performance?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Is his prayer invalid?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : For example, he does not raise his hands.
The Shaykh : No, raising the hands is outside the scope of the takbir.
The questioner : Meaning, he says it like this.
The Shaykh : And what does he say?
The questioner : He just keeps going, but he gestures with his hands.
The Shaykh : And he does not say the takbir?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is all, what is the problem with it?
The questioner : Meaning, the intended thing is raising the hands...
The Shaykh : No, the intended thing is the utterance. The utterance is necessary, but some people say "Allahu Akbar" and stretch it out. This is not correct; the time has ended.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. The al-Fatihah... some scholars, as we have passed by, say that whoever errs among our worshippers resembles the Christians. What is the extent of the error until he resembles the Christians?
The Shaykh : Meaning, it implies that we innovate a worship for which Allah has not sent down authority, thinking that it is prescribed. Among such things is lengthening what should be shortened, for that would be misguidance and ignorance.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Is his prayer invalid?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : For example, he does not raise his hands.
The Shaykh : No, raising the hands is outside the scope of the takbir.
The questioner : Meaning, he says it like this.
The Shaykh : And what does he say?
The questioner : He just keeps going, but he gestures with his hands.
The Shaykh : And he does not say the takbir?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is all, what is the problem with it?
The questioner : Meaning, the intended thing is raising the hands...
The Shaykh : No, the intended thing is the utterance. The utterance is necessary, but some people say "Allahu Akbar" and stretch it out. This is not correct; the time has ended.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Strange!
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. The al-Fatihah... some scholars, as we have passed by, say that whoever errs among our worshippers resembles the Christians. What is the extent of the error until he resembles the Christians?
The Shaykh : Meaning, it implies that we innovate a worship for which Allah has not sent down authority, thinking that it is prescribed. Among such things is lengthening what should be shortened, for that would be misguidance and ignorance.