Warning About a Very Common Mistake in Eid Takbeerat

Warning About a Very Common Mistake in Eid Takbeers

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah, may Allah bless you with goodness, dear guests, and may every year find you in good health and may Allah accept from us and from you. I would like to draw attention to a very common mistake that is repeated in almost every mosque and every Eid, not almost, but every Eid indeed. This mistake is in the takbeers. We always hear the worshippers saying: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar" and so on.

Common Mistakes in the Word "Akbar"

Now there are two mistakes in the word "Akbar": The first mistake is prolonging the hamza in "Akbar" instead of "Akbar". The second mistake is placing an alif after the ba, making it "Akbar". So, two mistakes: prolonging the hamza in the word "Akbar", and the second mistake is adding an alif after the ba.

The Impact of These Mistakes on Meaning and Prayer

Now, dear guests, these two mistakes corrupt the meaning, the meaning becomes corrupted. Therefore, what I will say to you now is the conclusion of the speech of many scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, al-Nawawi, Ibn Muflih and many others. They have warned against these mistakes in the prayer, originally, that the speech was more about the prayer. They said that these mistakes invalidate the prayer, many scholars said that these mistakes invalidate the prayer.

Why? When you say "Allahu Akbar" instead of saying "Allahu Akbar", prolonging the hamza "Allahu Akbar" makes it a question, meaning: Is Allah indeed greater? When you say "Allahu Akbar" it is as if you are saying: Is Allah greater? Therefore, Ibn Muflih said: this mistake does not establish the prayer, meaning it invalidates the prayer. Why? Because it corrupts the meaning.

Also, he warned about placing a hamza at the beginning of the word of glory, some people say: "Allahu Akbar" especially in prayer, meaning I have seen someone do this and say: "Allahu Akbar". Meaning it is two hamzas, two cut hamzas combined in a prolonged hamza, he says: "Allahu Akbar" as if he is asking a question. Therefore, dear guests, the scholars warn against the corruption of the prayer of those who make such mistakes, "Allahu Akbar" invalidates his prayer.

Also, since the meaning is corrupted, it is not appropriate for us in the takbeers of Eid to say: "Allahu Akbar". We do not say if you want to prolong, prolong, my lord, but prolong in the word of glory, say: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar". But do not prolong the hamza of "Akbar" and do not place an alif after the ba.

The Correct Takbeer and a Call for Correction

Peace be upon you, my brothers, be aware, because every Eid this speech is repeated. The observation may have come late, but because I mean I am annoyed by every Eid takbeer and every prayer after that the mistake is repeated. So once again briefly: instead of saying "Allahu Akbar", "Allahu Akbar", because "Akbar" makes the word interrogative as if we are asking if Allah is greater. And placing an alif after the ba makes the word mean the drums from one side, the plural of "kabur" which is the drums from one side.

I hope you will be kind enough to spread this clip and the warning, so that perhaps, if Allah wills, we will see this habit diminish and we will return to the correct takbeer. Once again I say: May Allah accept from us and from you and bless you. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.