Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 7: On Seven-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: The Opening Allahu Akbars (God is Great) Are Seven 7-20 ØدثÙا أب٠رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا سعد ب٠عبد اÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù ÙعÙÙب ب٠ÙزÙØ¯Ø Ø¹Ù Ø٠اد ب٠عÙسÙØ Ø¹Ù ØرÙØ²Ø Ø¹Ù Ø²Ø±Ø§Ø±Ø©Ø Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø¨Ù Ø¬Ø¹Ùر عÙÙ٠اÙسÙا٠٠اÙتÙبÙر Ù٠اÙتÙج٠إÙ٠اÙصÙاة تÙبÙرة ÙاØØ¯Ø©Ø ÙØ«Ùاث تÙبÙرات Ùخ٠س Ùسبع Ø£ÙضÙ.
ÙÙد أخرجت عÙØ© اÙسبع اÙتÙبÙرات Ù٠اÙاÙØªØªØ§Ø ÙÙ Ùتاب عÙ٠اÙشراÙع ÙاÙاØÙا٠7-20 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Saâed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Yaqoob ibn Yazid, on the authority of Hammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Hurayz, on the authority of Zurarah that Abi Jaâfar al-Baqir (MGB) said, âThe minimum number of the opening Takbirs (saying God is Great) before the start of the prayer is 1.
It may be said three times. It is even better to say it five or even seven times.âThe compiler of the book added, âI have compiled the reasons behind the seven opening Takbirs in my book Elal al-Sharâye val Asbab.â