Is it permissible to add a name or attribute from the Beautiful Names of Allah to the takbirat of transition during prayer?
The established Sunnah from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding the Takbir (pronouncement of Allahu Akbar) is to say "Allahu Akbar" only. Any addition to it, such as "Allahu Akbar kabira" (Allah is the Greatest, greatly) or "Allahu Akbar al-Azim" (Allah is the Greatest, the Magnificent), is a rejected innovation (bidah mardudah). This is based on the Prophet’s, peace and blessings be upon him, sayings: "Whoever introduces into this matter of ours that which is not from it, it is rejected," and "Whoever performs an action which is not in accordance with our matter, it is rejected," and "Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance." Innovation is forbidden, and its perpetrator incurs sin. However, the prayer itself remains valid with it, because the addition does not alter the meaning of the Takbir.
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