It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): "The key to prayer is ablution, its beginning is the takbir, and its completion is the salam."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2262
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ اخرجه الطبراني في الكبير بنحوه /9/257»