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1024. It was narrated from Abû Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmân that Marwân appointed Abû Hurairah as governor of Al-Madînah. When he stood to offer an obligatory prayer, he would say the Takbîr, then he said the Takbîr when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing he said: "Samî' Allâhu liman hamidah, Rabbanâ wa lakal-ḥamd" (Allâh hears those who praise Him; our Lord, and to You be the praise)." Then he would say the Takbîr when he went down in prostration, then he said the Takbîr when he stood up after two Rak'ahs, after saying the Tashahhud, and he did that until he had finished his prayer. When he had finished his prayer and said the Salâm, he turned to the people in the Masjid and said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I am the one among you whose prayer most closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ."(Ṣaḥīḥ)
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In the final period of the lifetime of the Companions ﷺ, people of the new generation had abandoned following some of the excellent practices of the Prophet ﷺ (Sunnah). One of those practices was Takbīrāt Al-Intiqāl (making the Takbīr upon moving from one position to another). People had given up pronouncing the Takbīrāt Al-Intiqāl. The Prophet's ﷺ Companions drew the attention of the people toward the situation, pointing out the importance of following the Prophet's Sunnah in general, and of making those Takbīrat in particular.
