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913 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَانَ اِسْمُ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يُكَرَّرُ فِي اَلْأَذَانِ فَأَوَّلُ مَنْ حَذَفَهُ اِبْنُ أَرْوَى. وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّهُ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا أَذَّنَ اَلْمُؤَذِّنُ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ حُرِّمَ اَلْبَيْعُ لِقَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «يٰا أَيُّهَا اَلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذٰا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاٰةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلىٰ ذِكْرِ اَللّٰهِ وَ ذَرُوا اَلْبَيْعَ» »

Hadith.913 - Imam (as) said: "The name of the Prophet (sw) used to be repeated in the adhan (call to prayer), and the first one to remove it was Ibn Arwa." It is also reported: "In Medina, when the mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) would make the adhan on Jumu’ah, a caller would announce that trading was forbidden due to the statement of Allah (swt), the Exalted: 'O’ you who believe, when the call is made for prayer on the day of Jumu’ah, hasten to the remembrance of Allah (swt) and leave off trade.'" (Surah Al-Jumu'ah 62:9)

914 - وَ فِيمَا ذَكَرَهُ اَلْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ مِنَ اَلْعِلَلِ عَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أُمِرَ اَلنَّاسُ بِالْأَذَانِ لِعِلَلٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مِنْهَا أَنْ يَكُونَ تَذْكِيراً لِلنَّاسِي وَ تَنْبِيهاً لِلْغَافِلِ وَ تَعْرِيفاً لِمَنْ جَهِلَ اَلْوَقْتَ وَ اِشْتَغَلَ عَنْهُ وَ يَكُونَ اَلْمُؤَذِّنُ بِذَلِكَ دَاعِياً لِعِبَادَةِ اَلْخَالِقِ وَ مُرَغِّباً فِيهَا وَ مُقِرّاً لَهُ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ مُجَاهِراً بِالْإِيمَانِ مُعْلِناً بِالْإِسْلاَمِ مُؤَذِّناً لِمَنْ يَنْسَاهَا وَ إِنَّمَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مُؤَذِّنٌ لِأَنَّهُ يُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأَذَانِ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَ إِنَّمَا بُدِئَ فِيهِ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَ خُتِمَ بِالتَّهْلِيلِ لِأَنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ اَلاِبْتِدَاءُ بِذِكْرِهِ وَ اِسْمِهِ وَ اِسْمُ اَللَّهِ فِي اَلتَّكْبِيرِ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلْحَرْفِ وَ فِي اَلتَّهْلِيلِ فِي آخِرِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى لِيَكُونَ تَكْرَاراً فِي آذَانِ اَلْمُسْتَمِعِينَ مُؤَكِّداً عَلَيْهِمْ إِنْ سَهَا أَحَدٌ عَنِ اَلْأَوَّلِ لَمْ يَسْهُ عَنِ اَلثَّانِي وَ لِأَنَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ رَكْعَتَانِ رَكْعَتَانِ فَلِذَلِكَ جُعِلَ اَلْأَذَانُ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَ جُعِلَ اَلتَّكْبِيرُ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلْأَذَانِ أَرْبَعاً لِأَنَّ أَوَّلَ اَلْأَذَانِ إِنَّمَا يُبْدَأُ غَفْلَةً وَ لَيْسَ قَبْلَهُ كَلاَمٌ يُنَبِّهُ اَلْمُسْتَمِعَ لَهُ فَجُعِلَ اَلْأُولَيَانِ تَنْبِيهاً لِلْمُسْتَمِعِينَ لِمَا بَعْدَهُ فِي اَلْأَذَانِ وَ جُعِلَ بَعْدَ اَلتَّكْبِيرِ اَلشَّهَادَتَانِ لِأَنَّ أَوَّلَ اَلْإِيمَانِ هُوَ اَلتَّوْحِيدُ وَ اَلْإِقْرَارُ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ وَ اَلثَّانِيَ اَلْإِقْرَارُ لِلرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِالرِّسَالَةِ وَ أَنَّ إِطَاعَتَهُمَا وَ مَعْرِفَتَهُمَا مَقْرُونَتَانِ وَ لِأَنَّ أَصْلَ اَلْإِيمَانِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ اَلشَّهَادَتَانِ فَجُعِلَ شَهَادَتَيْنِ شَهَادَتَيْنِ كَمَا جُعِلَ فِي سَائِرِ اَلْحُقُوقِ شَاهِدَانِ فَإِذَا أَقَرَّ اَلْعَبْدُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ وَ أَقَرَّ لِلرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِالرِّسَالَةِ فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِجُمْلَةِ اَلْإِيمَانِ لِأَنَّ أَصْلَ اَلْإِيمَانِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ بِاللَّهِ وَ بِرَسُولِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ بَعْدَ اَلشَّهَادَتَيْنِ اَلدُّعَاءُ إِلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ لِأَنَّ اَلْأَذَانَ إِنَّمَا وُضِعَ لِمَوْضِعِ اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ نِدَاءٌ إِلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي وَسَطِ اَلْأَذَانِ وَ دُعَاءٌ إِلَى اَلْفَلاَحِ وَ إِلَى خَيْرِ اَلْعَمَلِ وَ جُعِلَ خَتْمُ اَلْكَلاَمِ بِاسْمِهِ كَمَا فُتِحَ بِاسْمِهِ.

Hadith.914 – Imam al-Ridha (as) was reported to have said as mentioned by al-Fadl ibn Shadhan (may Allah (swt) have mercy on him): "People were commanded to perform the adhan (call to prayer) for many reasons. Among them is that it serves as a reminder for those who forget, an awakening for the heedless, a means of informing those who are unaware of the prayer time due to being preoccupied, and it makes the mu'adhdhin (caller) a proclaimer of worship to the Creator, encouraging others to it, affirming His Oneness, proclaiming faith, and making Islam known to those who might forget. He is called the 'mu'adhdhin' because he announces the call to prayer. The adhan begins with 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah (swt) is the Greatest) and concludes with 'La ilaha illAllah (swt)' (There is no god but Allah (swt)) because Allah (swt), the Exalted, willed that His Name be mentioned at the beginning and the end. It is repeated in pairs (two-by-two) to ensure that it is heard clearly and emphasized; if one statement is missed, the second will be heard. Furthermore, since the prayer itself is performed in units of two rak'ahs, the adhan was also structured similarly. The initial four takbirs (saying 'Allahu Akbar') serve to alert the listener since it begins abruptly and there is no preceding word to capture attention. Following the takbirs are the two testimonies of faith, as the essence of belief starts with the declaration of Allah’s (swt) Oneness and the acknowledgment of the Prophethood of Muhammad (sw). These two testimonies are linked because faith is rooted in both recognizing Allah (swt) and His Messenger, and just as other legal matters require two witnesses, so does faith in its complete form. The call to prayer is then followed by an invitation to salah (prayer), which is the purpose of the adhan, and a call to success and the best of deeds. Finally, it concludes with the mention of Allah’s (swt) Name, just as it began with His Name."

915 - رُوِيَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَوْماً «تُحْسِنُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ يَا حَمَّادُ » قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا سَيِّدِي أَنَا أَحْفَظُ، كِتَابَ حَرِيزٍ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ عَلَيْكَ قُمْ فَصَلِّ» قَالَ فَقُمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْتُ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ رَكَعْتُ وَ سَجَدْتُ فَقَالَ «يَا حَمَّادُ لاَ تُحْسِنُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مَا أَقْبَحَ بِالرَّجُلِ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ عَلَيْهِ سِتُّونَ سَنَةً أَوْ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً فَمَا يُقِيمُ صَلاَةً وَاحِدَةً بِحُدُودِهَا تَامَّةً» قَالَ حَمَّادٌ فَأَصَابَنِي فِي نَفْسِيَ اَلذُّلُّ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَعَلِّمْنِي اَلصَّلاَةَ فَقَامَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ اَلْقِبْلَةِ مُنْتَصِباً فَأَرْسَلَ يَدَيْهِ جَمِيعاً عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ قَدْ ضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ وَ قَرَّبَ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثَلاَثُ أَصَابِعَ مُفَرَّجَاتٍ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ بِأَصَابِعِ رِجْلَيْهِ جَمِيعاً لَمْ يُحَرِّفْهُمَا عَنِ اَلْقِبْلَةِ بِخُشُوعٍ وَ اِسْتِكَانَةٍ فَقَالَ «اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ اَلْحَمْدَ بِتَرْتِيلٍ، وَ «قُلْ هُوَ اَللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ» ثُمَّ صَبَرَ هُنَيْئَةً بِقَدْرِ مَا يَتَنَفَّسُ وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ « اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ » وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَ مَلَأَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ مُفَرَّجَاتٍ وَ رَدَّ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى خَلْفِهِ حَتَّى اِسْتَوَى ظَهْرُهُ حَتَّى لَوْ صُبَّ عَلَيْهِ قَطْرَةُ مَاءٍ أَوْ دُهْنٍ لَمْ تَزُلْ لاِسْتِوَاءِ ظَهْرِهِ وَ رَدَّ رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِلَى خَلْفِهِ وَ نَصَبَ عُنُقَهُ وَ غَمَّضَ عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ سَبَّحَ ثَلاَثاً بِتَرْتِيلٍ وَقَالَ « سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ اَلْعَظِيمِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ » ثُمَّ اِسْتَوَى قَائِماً فَلَمَّا اِسْتَمْكَنَ مِنَ اَلْقِيَامِ قَالَ - « سَمِعَ اَللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ » ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ وَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ وَجْهِهِ وَ سَجَدَ وَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى اَلْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَقَالَ « سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ اَلْأَعْلَى وَ بِحَمْدِهِ » ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ لَمْ يَضَعْ شَيْئاً مِنْ بَدَنِهِ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ وَ سَجَدَ عَلَى ثَمَانِيَةِ أَعْظُمٍ اَلْجَبْهَةِ وَ اَلْكَفَّيْنِ وَ عَيْنَيِ اَلرُّكْبَتَيْنِ وَ أَنَامِلِ إِبْهَامَيِ اَلرِّجْلَيْنِ وَ اَلْأَنْفِ فَهَذِهِ اَلسَّبْعَةُ فَرْضٌ وَ وَضْعُ اَلْأَنْفِ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ سُنَّةٌ وَ هُوَ اَلْإِرْغَامُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ اَلسُّجُودِ فَلَمَّا اِسْتَوَى جَالِساً قَالَ - « اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ » ثُمَّ قَعَدَ عَلَى جَانِبِهِ اَلْأَيْسَرِ وَ وَضَعَ ظَاهِرَ قَدَمِهِ اَلْيُمْنَى عَلَى بَاطِنِ قَدَمِهِ اَلْيُسْرَى وَقَالَ « أَسْتَغْفِرُ اَللَّهَ رَبِّي وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ » ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ وَ سَجَدَ اَلثَّانِيَةَ وَقَالَ كَمَا قَالَ فِي اَلْأُولَى وَ لَمْ يَسْتَعِنْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ بَدَنِهِ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ فِي رُكُوعٍ وَ لاَ سُجُودٍ وَ كَانَ مُجَّنِّحاً وَ لَمْ يَضَعْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ عَلَى هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا حَمَّادُ هَكَذَا صَلِّ.

Hadith.915 - Hamad ibn Isa reported that one day Imam Abu Abdullah (as) asked him, "Do you know how to pray, Hamad?" Hamad replied: "O’ Master, I have memorized the book of Ḥarīz on prayer." Imam said: "It is fine, rise and pray." So Hamad stood facing the qibla and began his prayer, reciting, bowing, and prostrating. When he completed it, Imam said: "Hamad, you do not know how to pray. It is a shame for a man to live for sixty or seventy years without properly performing even one prayer with all its rules." Hamad, feeling humiliated, said: "Teach me how to pray, may I be your ransom." The Imam then stood facing the qibla, with his hands at his sides, fingers closed together, and brought his feet close enough that three of his fingers would fit between them. He directed his toes toward the qibla, maintaining humility and a sense of awe, and said: "Allāhu Akbar (Allah (swt) is the Greatest)." He then recited al-Ḥamd (Surat al-Fātiḥa) slowly, followed by 'Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad' (Surah Al-Ikhlas). After a brief pause, sufficient to take a breath, He said: "Allāhu Akbar" again while still standing, then bowed (ruku‘). The Imam placed his hands, fingers spread, on his knees, kept his back straight so that if water or oil were poured on it, it would not move due to its levelness. He pushed his knees back, raised his head, and kept his neck straight while closing his eyes. He glorified Allah (swt) three times by saying, "Subḥāna Rabbī al-‘Aẓīm wa Biḥamdih (Glory be to my Lord (azj), the Most Great, and praised be He)." He then rose to a standing position, saying, "Samī‘ Allāhu Liman Ḥamidah (Allah (swt) hears the one who praises Him)." He then uttered "Allāhu Akbar" while raising his hands before his face and prostrated, placing his hands on the ground before his knees. In sujood, He said: "Subḥāna Rabbī al-A‘lā wa Biḥamdih (Glory be to my Lord (azj), the Most High, and praised be He)" three times. He made sure not to place any part of his body on another part while in prostration, instead resting on eight parts: his forehead, both palms, both knees, the tips of both big toes, and the nose (the latter being a sunnah act). He then raised his head and said: "Allāhu Akbar," sat back on his left thigh with the top of his right foot on the sole of his left, and sought forgiveness by saying, "Astaghfirullāha Rabbī wa Atūbu Ilayh (I seek forgiveness from Allah (swt), my Lord (azj), and turn to Him in repentance)." He then said "Allāhu Akbar" and performed the second prostration in the same manner as the first. The Imam continued the prayer and said: "Pray like this, Hamad." He also instructed him not to fidget, avoid turning his head, not to spit in front of him, nor to engage in other distractions during the prayer.

916 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُقَدِّمُ إِلَيْكَ مُحَمَّداً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَاجَتِي وَ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِهِ فَاجْعَلْنِي بِهِ «وَجِيهاً فِي اَلدُّنْيٰا وَ اَلْآخِرَةِ وَ مِنَ اَلْمُقَرَّبِينَ» وَ اِجْعَلْ صَلاَتِي بِهِ مَقْبُولَةً وَ ذَنْبِي بِهِ مَغْفُوراً وَ دُعَائِي بِهِ مُسْتَجَاباً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اَلْغَفُورُ اَلرَّحِيمُ.

Hadith.916 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: When you stand for prayer, say: 'O’ Allah (swt), I present Muhammad before You concerning my need and turn towards You through him. Make me, through him, respectable in this world and the hereafter and among the near ones. Make my prayer through him acceptable, my sins forgiven, and my supplication answered, for You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.'"

917 - عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلَى اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَبْطَأَ عَنِ اَلْكَلاَمِ حَتَّى تَخَوَّفُوا أَنَّهُ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمُ وَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِهِ خَرَسٌ فَخَرَجَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِهِ حَامِلاً عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ وَ صَفَّ اَلنَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ فَأَقَامَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ فَافْتَتَحَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلصَّلاَةَ فَكَبَّرَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ تَكْبِيرَهُ عَادَ فَكَبَّرَ وَ كَبَّرَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ حَتَّى كَبَّرَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَ كَبَّرَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَجَرَتِ اَلسُّنَّةُ بِذَلِكَ.

Hadith.917 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) narrated that He said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) went out for prayer while carrying Imam al-Husayn (as) on his shoulder, as al-Husayn (as) had delayed in speaking, and there was concern that he might have a speech impediment or be unable to speak. The Prophet (sw) carried him out, and the people lined up behind him (for prayer). He placed al-Husayn (as) on his right side. The Prophet (sw) began the prayer, and when He said the takbir (saying 'Allahu Akbar'), Imam al-Husayn (as) repeated the takbir after him. When the Prophet heard al-Hussayn’s takbir, he repeated it, and so did al-Husayn. This continued until the Prophet (sw) had said seven takbirs, with al-Husayn repeating them. Thus, the tradition (of seven takbirs at the beginning of the prayer) was established."

918 - وَ قَدْ رَوَى هِشَامُ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لِذَلِكَ عِلَّةً أُخْرَى وَ هِيَ أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ قَطَعَ سَبْعَةَ حُجُبٍ فَكَبَّرَ عِنْدَ كُلِّ حِجَابٍ تَكْبِيرَةً فَأَوْصَلَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِذَلِكَ إِلَى مُنْتَهَى اَلْكَرَامَةِ.

Hadith.918 - Hisham ibn al-Hakam narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), that He said: "There is another reason (for the seven takbirs), which is that when The Prophet (sw) was taken up to the heavens (during the Miʿrāj), he passed through seven veils (ḥujub). At each veil, He said a takbir (declaring 'Allahu Akbar'). Thus, Allah (swt) (the Almighty and Glorious) brought him to the highest level of honor through these takbirs."

919 - وَ ذَكَرَ اَلْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ عَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «عِلَّةً أُخْرَى وَ هِيَ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا صَارَتِ اَلتَّكْبِيرَاتُ فِي أَوَّلِ اَلصَّلاَةِ سَبْعاً لِأَنَّ أَصْلَ اَلصَّلاَةِ رَكْعَتَانِ وَ اِسْتِفْتَاحَهُمَا بِسَبْعِ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ تَكْبِيرَةِ اَلاِفْتِتَاحِ وَ تَكْبِيرَةِ اَلرُّكُوعِ وَ تَكْبِيرَتَيِ اَلسَّجْدَتَيْنِ وَ تَكْبِيرَةِ اَلرُّكُوعِ فِي اَلثَّانِيَةِ وَ تَكْبِيرَتَيِ اَلسَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ فِي أَوَّلِ صَلاَةٍ سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ثُمَّ نَسِيَ شَيْئاً مِنْ تَكْبِيرَاتِ اَلاِفْتِتَاحِ مِنْ بَعْدُ أَوْ سَهَا عَنْهَا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ عَلَيْهِ نَقْصٌ فِي صَلاَتِهِ».

Hadith.919 - Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan reported from Imam al-Rida (as): "Another reason (for the seven takbirs) is that the original structure of the prayer is two Rak'ah (units), and the opening of these two Rak'ah with seven takbirs corresponds to the takbir for the opening, the takbir for bowing (Rukuh), and the two takbirs for the two prostrations (sujood) in the first rak’a, followed by the takbir for bowing in the second rak’a and the two takbirs for the two prostrations in the second rak’a. Thus, if a person begins their prayer with seven takbirs and later forgets or misses one of the opening takbirs, it does not cause a deficiency in their prayer."

920 - وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَتَمَّ اَلنَّاسِ صَلاَةً وَ أَوْجَزَهُمْ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي صَلاَةٍ قَالَ «اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ «بِسْمِ اَللّٰهِ اَلرَّحْمٰنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ».

Hadith.920 - "The Messenger of Allah (sw) was the most complete in performing prayer and the most concise. When he began his prayer, he would say: 'Allāhu Akbar (God is the Greatest)' and then recite, 'Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm (In the name of Allah (swt), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).'"

921 - وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا اِبْنَ عَمِّ خَيْرِ خَلْقِ اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى مَا مَعْنَى رَفْعِ يَدَيْكَ فِي اَلتَّكْبِيرَةِ اَلْأُولَى فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «مَعْنَاهُ اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اَلْوَاحِدُ اَلْأَحَدُ اَلَّذِي «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» لاَ يُلْمَسُ بِالْأَخْمَاسِ وَ لاَ يُدْرَكُ بِالْحَوَاسِّ.

Hadith.921 - A man asked The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saying: "O’ son of the cousin of the best of Allah’s (swt) creation, what is the meaning of raising your hands in the first Takbir (opening glorification of Allah (swt))?" He (as) replied: "It signifies that Allah (swt) is the Greatest, the One, the Unique, Who 'there is nothing like unto Him.' He cannot be perceived by the senses nor touched by the limbs."

922 - وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: فِي سَجْدَةِ اَلْعَزَائِمِ، « لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ حَقّاً حَقّاً لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ إِيمَاناً وَ تَصْدِيقاً لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ عُبُودِيَّةً وَ رِقّاً سَجَدْتُ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعَبُّداً وَ رِقّاً لاَ مُسْتَنْكِفاً وَ لاَ مُسْتَكْبِراً بَلْ أَنَا عَبْدٌ ذَلِيلٌ خَائِفٌ مُسْتَجِيرٌ » ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ.

Hadith.922 - It has been narrated that in the prostration of the obligatory verses of prostration (Sajdat al-‘Azā’im), one should say: La ilaha illa Allah haqqan haqqan, la ilaha illa Allah imanan wa tasdeeqan, la ilaha illa Allah ‘uboodiyyatan wa riqqan. Sajadtu laka ya Rabbi ta‘abbudan wa riqqan, la mustankifan wa la mustakbiran, bal ana ‘abdon dhaleelun kha’ifun mustajeer “There is no god but Allah (swt), truly and genuinely; there is no god but Allah (swt) in faith and affirmation; there is no god but Allah (swt) in servitude and subjugation. I prostrate to You, my Lord (azj), in devotion and humility, without reluctance or arrogance, but as a humble, fearful, and seeking servant.” Then, he should raise his head and say “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great).