The Seven Takbirs
(Takbeeratul Haram)
By: HussainTheShortcomer
From Abu Abdillah (pbuh), he said:
"Verily the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)
was in salat and to his side was Hussain
ibn Ali (a.s). So the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w) did Takbir and Hussain (a.s) did
not respond with Takbir. Then the
Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did Takbir
and Hussain (a.s) did not respond with
Takbir. So the Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w) did not cease from doing Takbir
and Hussain (a.s) did not take up the
Takbir, so he did not respond until he
completed seven Takbirat. So Hussain
(a.s) responded (with) the Takbir in the
seventh. So Abu Abdillah (pbuh) said:
'So it turned into the Sunna."
and he is the greatest creation of Allah in
knowing Allah after Muhammad
(pbuhaf). And every time the knowledge
in Allah increases then the matter of
remembering of Allah increases, so Ali
(pbuh) has knowledge when he
(performs) Takbeer, and if the creation
(tried to) carry w