Is my prayer valid behind an Imam who did not raise his hands for the Takbir, and said "Bismillaah Al-Rahmaan Al-Raheem" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) before Al-Fatihah and the Surah, and gave one Taslim to the right and "wa Rahmatullah" (and the mercy of Allah) to the left?
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The prayer is valid and is not nullified by not raising the hands during the opening takbir, or by vocalizing the basmala before Al-Fatiha, or by limiting oneself to a single taslima in the salutation.
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