Ihr?m’!! An-Nawaw? had been inattentive to Ab? D?w?d’s and others’ narrations. (1)

The Takb?r?t were clearly stated in many ah?d?th such as the one narrated by Ab? Hurairah ( - رضي الله عنه -) ; he said: ‘The prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to begin his Sal?t with Takb?r, [recite Qur’?n] then say Takb?r when bowing and then raise himself from bowing saying ‘Rabbana lakal Hamd’ -in another narration- ‘Rabbana walakal Hamd’ -then recite Takb?r when going down to Suj?d [prostration] and another one when rising from it, and do the same in the second prostration. He ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to do this in all his Sal?t. In the four Rak’ah Sal?t, he ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to recite Takb?r when standing to do the third Rak‘ah. (2)

The rationale that stands behind such an act [i.e. reciting the Takb?r?t] is to attract the muslim’s attention that All?h ( - عز وجل -) is greater than any of his creatures and His ‘Ilm and power encompass all his creation; consequently, a muslim must be fully occupied with Sal?t and his heart be fully given to it with deep submission to his Rabb seeking His pleasure. (3)

[2/ 20] Another similar mistake many muslims commit in their Sal?t is the abandonment of the Thikr which should be recited when rising from Ruk?‘ .

Having related the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) had?th which states that the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) used to say -when rising from Ruk?’ “Sami‘ All?hu Liman Hamidah” and when completely stands from Ruk?‘ “Rabbana walakal Hamd”, and after relating the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) had?th which says: ‘Perform your Sal?t as you have seen me performing it’, An-Nawaw? said: ‘This entails that every muslim should say both statements [in both positions], whether one is an Im?m or a Ma’m?m, just like the Thikr recited in Ruk?‘ and other ‘Athk?r [recited in Sal?t]. The soul of Sal?t is indeed to mention All?h ( - عز وجل -) in every position and with every movement. Those who