Published by: Sabeel al-Mu’mineen Foundation, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Department of Scholarly Research
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon His trustworthy Messenger, his family, companions, and those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment.
✦ Introduction
Respected Readers:
The specific wordings of the Eid Takbirat are not authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ through any Sahih or Hasan chain, however, authentic and sound chains exist from several noble Companions (رضي الله عنهم). Here are some examples supported by sound evidences.
① Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (رضي الله عنه)
He used to say:
❝اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ صَاحِبَةً أَوْ وَلَدًا، أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ، وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا، اللّٰهُمَّ ارْحَمْنَا❞
📚 Az-Zuhd war-Raqa’iq by Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH), Vol. 2, pp. 699–700, Hadith 878
→ Declared Mawqoof with a Sahih chain by researcher Ahmad Fareed
② Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنهما)
He used to say:
❝اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَأَجَلُّ اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ❞
📚 Fadl ‘Ashr Dhil-Hijjah by At-Tabarani, p. 50, Hadith 41
→ Chain graded Sahih by Dr. ‘Ammar bin Sa‘id Tamalat al-Jazairi
And also:
❝اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ وَأَجَلُّ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا❞
📚 As-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi, Book of Eid Prayers, Chapter: How to say the Takbir, Vol. 3, p. 757, Hadith 6280
→ Graded Sahih by researcher Islam Mansur Abdul Hameed
③ Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنهما)
He used to say:
❝اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ❞
📚 Fadl ‘Ashr Dhil-Hijjah by At-Tabarani, pp. 52–53, Hadith 45
→ Chain authenticated by Dr. ‘Ammar bin Sa‘id Tamalat al-Jazairi
And his freed slave Nafi‘ narrated:
❝Ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنهما) used to go out early in the morning from the mosque toward the Eid prayer ground, and he would raise his voice in Takbir until he reached the musalla. He would continue the Takbir until the Imam arrived.❞
📚 As-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi, Book of Eid Prayers, Chapter: Takbir on the Night and Day of Eid and While Going to the Eid Prayer, Vol. 3, p. 706, Hadith 6129
→ Graded Qawiy (strong) by the researcher
✅ Summary of Takbirat Confirmed from the Sahabah (رضي الله عنهم)
Based on the above, the following forms of loud Takbir during the days of Eid are authentically reported from the Companions:
①
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ…
(Complete version as narrated from Salman al-Farsi)
②
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَأَجَلُّ اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ
(from Ibn ‘Abbas)
③
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ وَأَجَلُّ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا
(from Ibn ‘Abbas)
④
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ، وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(from Ibn ‘Umar)
📌 These forms may be recited loudly during the nights and days of Eid, especially while going to the prayer ground, as was the practice of the noble Companions.
📢 “Our responsibility is only to convey the message.”
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