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مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq
كتاب الصلوٰةBook of Prayer
The importance of saying takbir in prayer
Hadith 170
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ الْأَعْوَرِ، قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَكَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي كُلِّ رَفْعٍ وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: ((إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا زَالَتْ صَلَاتَهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ)) .
Abu Awn Al-A'war narrated: I prayed with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he used to say Allahu Akbar every time he stood up and between the two prostrations. Then he would say: "I am the one among all of you whose prayer most resembles the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this was his prayer throughout his life."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that upon rising (from prostration), one should say the takbir between the two prostrations. In another hadith, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would stand for prayer, he would say the takbir. Then, when he would bow (for ruku‘), he would say the takbir. When he would raise his back from ruku‘, he would say “Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah,” then, standing upright, he would say “Rabbana wa laka al-hamd.” Then, when he would go down for prostration (sujud), he would say the takbir. Then, when he would raise his head (from prostration), he would say the takbir. Then, when he would perform the (second) prostration, he would say the takbir. Then, when he would raise his head (again from prostration), he would say the takbir. He would continue in this manner throughout his entire prayer. Then, when after the second rak‘ah, he would sit for tashahhud and then stand up, he would say the takbir. (Sahih Bukhari, no. 786; Muslim: 392; Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 738; Ibn Hibban, no. 1767)
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that upon rising (from prostration), one should say the takbir between the two prostrations. In another hadith, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that when the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would stand for prayer, he would say the takbir. Then, when he would bow (for ruku‘), he would say the takbir. When he would raise his back from ruku‘, he would say “Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah,” then, standing upright, he would say “Rabbana wa laka al-hamd.” Then, when he would go down for prostration (sujud), he would say the takbir. Then, when he would raise his head (from prostration), he would say the takbir. Then, when he would perform the (second) prostration, he would say the takbir. Then, when he would raise his head (again from prostration), he would say the takbir. He would continue in this manner throughout his entire prayer. Then, when after the second rak‘ah, he would sit for tashahhud and then stand up, he would say the takbir. (Sahih Bukhari, no. 786; Muslim: 392; Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 738; Ibn Hibban, no. 1767)
Source: Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwayh, Page: 170
