The four methods of the takbīr during the days of Dhul-Hijjah & Tashrīq

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

كان ابنُ عمرَ وأبو هريرةَ يخرجانِ إلى السوقِ في أيامِ العشرِ يُكبرانِ ويكبرُ الناسُ بتكبيرِهما

“Abū Hurayrah and Ibn ‘Umar used to come to the market in the ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, then make Takbīr and the people would make Takbīr with them [meaning after them].” (Irwā al-Ghalīl of Al-Albānī 3/124)

عن عليٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عنه:أنه كان يكبر بعد صلاة الفجر يوم عرفة، إلى صلاة العصر من آخر أيام التشريق، ويكبر بعد العصر

Narrared upon ‘Alī : “That he used to make Takbīr from after the fajr prayer on the day of ‘Arafah until ‘Asr of the last day of the days of Tashrīq, and he would make Takbīr after  ‘Asr.” (Musannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah #5677. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī in Irwā 3/125)

The same was narrated upon Ibn ‘Abbās (al-Hākim 2/54 #1126, al-Bayhaqī in Sunan al-Kubrā #6276). And Ibn Mas’ūd (al-Hākim 2/55, #1127).


Method 1: Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha ill-Allāh, wAllāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd

عن أبي الأَحْوَصِ، عن عبد الله : أنه كان يُكَبِّرُ أيَّامَ التَّشْرِيقِ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّه، والله أكْبَرُ، اللَّه أَكْبَرُ، ولله الحمد

Narrated by Abū al-Ahwas upon ‘Abdullāh (ibn Masūd): He would make the takbīr on the days of Tashrīq (saying): “Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha ill-Allāh, wAllāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd.” (Musannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah #5697, and Irwā of Al-Albānī 3/125)


حَدَثَنَا يَزِيدُ بنُ هارونَ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكَ ، قال : قُلْتُ لأبي إسحاق :كيف كان يُكَبِّرُ علي وعبد الله ؟ فقال : كانا يقولان : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إلا اللَّهُ ، واللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلَّهِ الحَمْدُ

Narrated by Sharīk, who said: I said to Abū Ishāq: How did ‘Alī and ‘Abdullāh (ibn Masūd) make takbīr? He said: They used to say: “Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha ill-Allāh, wAllāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd.” (Musannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah #5699)


Method 2: Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha ill-Allāh, wAllāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd

عن الأسود، قال : كان عبد الله يُكَبِّرُ من صَلاةِ الفَجْرِ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ ، إلى صَلاةِ العَصْرِ مِن يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ ، يقولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، لا إلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ ، واللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، وَلِلَّهِ الحَمْدُ

Al-Aswad narrated: ‘Abdullāh (ibn Masūd) would say the takbīr from the fajr prayer on the day of ‘Arafah until the ‘Asr prayer on the day of Sacrifice, saying: “Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha ill-Allāh, wAllāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd.” (Musannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah #5679 and Irwā of Al-Albānī 3/125)


Method 3: Allāhu Akbar Kabīrā, Allāhu Akbar Kabīrā, Allāhu Akbar wa Ajall, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd

عن عِكْرِمَةَ، عن ابنِ عَبّاسٍ : أَنه كان يقولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وأَجَلُّ ، اللَّه أَكْبَرُ ، ولله الحمد

‘Ikrimah narrated upon Ibn ‘Abbās that he would say: “Allāhu Akbar Kabīrā, Allāhu Akbar Kabīrā, Allāhu Akbar wa Ajall, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd.” (Musannaf of Ibn Abī Shaybah #5701. Irwā of Al-Albānī 3/126)


Method 4: Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd, Allāhu Akbar wa Ajall, Allāhu Akbar ‘alā mā hadānā

عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْن عَبَّاسٍ : يُكَبِّرُ مِنْ غَدَاةِ عَرَفَةَ إِلَى آخِرِ أَيَّامِ النَّفْرِ لاَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَأَجَلُّ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ عَلَى مَا هَدَانَا

‘Ikrimah narrated upon Ibn ‘Abbās: he would make Takbīr from the morning of ‘Arafah until the last (of the) days of al-nafr [days of departure – 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah] and he wouldn’t make Takbīr in Maghrib (saying): “Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, wa lillāhil-hamd, Allāhu Akbar wa Ajall, Allāhu Akbar ‘alā mā hadānā.” (Sunan al-Kubrā of Al-Bayhaqī #6280, Sahīh isnād, Dar al-hadīth print)

Published by أبو زكريا عيسى الألباني

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