Is saying "Allahu Akbar" when one approves of another person's action, and another individual shouts "Takbir" for the audience to respond with "Allahu Akbar," considered a sound Islamic practice?
It is established in the Prophetic that it is permissible to say "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest) when one approves of something or is astonished by it. Examples include the companions saying "Allahu Akbar" out of joy when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave them the glad tidings that they would be a quarter of the people of Paradise, then a third, then half; and Umar ibn al-Khattab saying "Allahu Akbar" when he denied that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had divorced his wives; and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying "Allahu Akbar" upon entering Khaybar, as a sign of joy and optimism for its conquest. This indicates the permissibility of saying "Allahu Akbar" in such situations.
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