English translation
836 It was reported from Shuʿaib, from Az-Zuhri, who said: "Abū Bakr bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān and Abū Saʿīd nah informed me, that Abū Hurairah would say the Takbīr for every prayer, whether obligatory or ... . He would say the Takbīr when ... stood up, then he would say the Takbīr when he went into Rukūʿ, then he would say: "Samīʿ Allāhu liman ḥamidah (Allāh hears those who praises Him)" and then say: “Rabbanā wa lakal-ḥamdu” (O our Lord! And to You belongs all praise) before going into prostration. He would then say: “Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is the Most Great)” while falling into prostration, then he would say the Takbīr when he would raise his head, and then he would say the Takbīr when going down into prostration, and then he would say the Takbīr when raising his head (from prostration). Then he would say the Takbīr when he stood up from the sitting position after two (Rak'ahs), and he would do the same in every Rak'ah until he completed the prayer. Then he would say, after completing (the prayer): “I swear by Him in Whose Hands is my soul, I am indeed the closest of you in imitating the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. Indeed, this was the way that he prayed, until he left this world.” (Ṣaḥīḥ) Abū Dāwūd said: Mālik, Az-Zubaidī, and others had the last phrase ('Indeed, this was the way that he prayed...') from Az-Zuhri, from 'Alī bin Ḥusain,[1] and 'Abdul-A'lā was in accord with Shu'aib bin Abī Ḥamzah from Ma'mar, from Az-Zuhri.[2]