Bayhaqi 6279 — How the takbir is said

(a) Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Madinah for nine years without performing Hajj. Then he announced the Hajj to the people. Then he mentioned the hadith describing the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He says: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went out towards al-Safa and said: "We begin where Allah began," and recited: "Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah." [Surah al-Baqarah: 158] Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) climbed al-Safa until the House came into view, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said takbir three times and said: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, biyadihil-khayr, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir' (There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise; He gives life and causes death; in His hand is all good, and He has power over all things). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would supplicate there. Then he came down and walked until he reached the bottom of the valley; then he ran until his feet began to climb out of the valley. Then he walked to al-Marwah and climbed it until the House came into view before him; then he said takbir three times and said: 'La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah' (There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner), just as he had done on al-Safa. Then he came down.
(b) In the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted his camel to set out on a journey, he would say takbir three times.
(c) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a military expedition, Hajj or Umrah, he would say takbir three times on every elevated place.