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ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَجْهَرَ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ عِنْدَ ابْتِدَاءِ قِرَاءَةِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ

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[Machine] In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Then he recited from the mother of the book until he reached the verse "not of those who have evoked Your anger or of those who are astray." He said, "Ameen" and the people said, "Ameen." When he bowed, he said, "Allah is the Greatest." When he raised his head, he said, "Allah listens to the one who praises Him." Then he said, "Allah is the Greatest" and prostrated. When he raised his head from prostration, he said, "Allah is the Greatest." When he prostrated again, he said, "Allah is the Greatest." When he raised his head from prostration, he said, "Allah is the Greatest." Then he faced the audience while standing and saying the Takbeer. When he stood up from the second Rak'ah, he said, "Allah is the Greatest." When he finished his prayer, he said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, I indeed pray in a similar manner to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."  

ابن حبّان:١٧٩٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي خَالِدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ نُعَيْمٍ الْمُجْمِرِ قَالَ «صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ {غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} قَالَ آمِينَ وَقَالَ النَّاسُ آمِينَ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبَلَ قَائِمًا مَعَ التَّكْبِيرِ فَلَمَّا قَامَ مِنَ الثِّنْتَيْنِ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ»