"عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلاةِ التَّكْبِيرُ، وَانْقِضَاؤُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ، وَفِى لَفْظٍ: وَتحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ".
Purification is the key to prayer
the Prophet ﷺ said: "The key to ṣalāh is purification, its taḥrīm (prohibition of all else during it) is through the takbīr (saying Allāhu akbar), and its taḥlīl (permissibily of all else after it) is the taslīm (saying the salām at the end)."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلاَةِ الطُّهُورُ، وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ، وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ۔»
The Messenger of Allah said: "The key to prayer is purification, its opening is to say Allahu Akbar and its closing is to say As-salamu 'alaikum."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلاَةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The key to prayer is wudoo’, entering it is takbeer and exiting it is tasleem.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 1072)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الْوُضُوءُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The key to prayer is purification; entering it is takbeer and exiting it is tasleem.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1006)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The key to prayer is purification; entering it is takbeer and exiting it is tasleem.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1006)
مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطَّهُورُ وَإِحْرَامُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَانْقِضَاؤُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ