[enurihent]

What is the ruling of repeating the takbir (Allahu akbar) after the imam during a congregational prayer? Is it still sunnah like when praying alone? What about the first takbir (iftitah)?

I found out that my father doesn't repeat the takbirs after the imam (even the iftitah takbir!!!) and he told me that he followed the imam so he didn't need to repeat. Is this logic correct? Are his congregational prayers without saying the iftitah takbir valid?

[ringsarcle]

What is the ruling of repeating the takbir (Allahu akbar) after the imam during a congregational prayer? Is it still sunnah like when praying alone? What about the first takbir (iftitah)?

I found out that my father doesn't repeat the takbirs after the imam (even the iftitah takbir!!!) and he told me that he followed the imam so he didn't need to repeat. Is this logic correct? Are his congregational prayers without saying the iftitah takbir valid?

the prophet s.a.w used to rafa yadain but he then stopped and never done it agin before death, hence we should also not perform rafa yadain

[anaisdannyxys]

I believe he is referring to the utterance of the phrase "Allahu akbar" and not to making raf' al yadayn for the takbir.

One of the conditions of fard salah is to say the takbir while standing. I have never heard it said that the follower does not have to say the takbir; I have always learned that he must. Insha Allah one of our 'ulama will make it clear.

EDIT

See http://sunnah.org/fiqh/hanafi_salah.htm#4.5

[AngelinaLip]

What is the ruling of repeating the takbir (Allahu akbar) after the imam during a congregational prayer? Is it still sunnah like when praying alone? What about the first takbir (iftitah)?

I found out that my father doesn't repeat the takbirs after the imam (even the iftitah takbir!!!) and he told me that he followed the imam so he didn't need to repeat. Is this logic correct? Are his congregational prayers without saying the iftitah takbir valid?

The first takbeer is takbeer tahreemah. Without saying this, the salah has not started. Saying takbeer after the imam for the rest of the salah is sunnah, but the first takbeer to start the salah is fardh.