4/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 392e — Why Takbir Is Said in Salah
Affirming The Takbir For Every Movement Up Or Down In The Prayer, Except When Rising From Ruku' When One Should Say: Sami'aAllahu Liman Hamidah (Allah Hears Those Who Praise Him)
Why Say Takbir in Salah Movements? Abu Huraira’s Answer
Sahih Muslim : 392e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 392e
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ وَوَضَعَ . فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ مَا هَذَا التَّكْبِيرُ قَالَ إِنَّهَا لَصَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Salama Narrated from:
Abu Huraira recited takbir in prayer on all occasions of rising and kneeling. We said: O Abu Huraira, what is this takbir? He said: Verily it is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 392eIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 768
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 392e
This Hadith focuses on a question people had when they saw Abu Huraira saying takbir in prayer whenever he rose and lowered himself. They asked him what this takbir was. His answer was direct: it was the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. That makes the core lesson easy to understand. The repeated Allahu Akbar in salah was not presented as a personal style. It was connected by Abu Huraira to the Prophet’s own prayer. For someone searching “why say takbir in salah movements,” this narration gives a simple answer from the text: Abu Huraira did it because he understood it as the prayer of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Hadith also shows that asking about prayer practice is allowed and can lead to clear learning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions asked when they did not understand a prayer practice.
- Abu Huraira connected the repeated takbir to the prayer of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Takbir is mentioned here during rising and lowering in salah.
- Clear questions can help people learn how prayer is performed.
