16
pronounce the takbīr and then recite those words. Muslim included this report in his Ṣaḥīḥ. Because of it, the practice of this particular opening supplication became widespread until the majority of worshippers adopted it. In the same way, Ibn ʿUmar and Ibn ʿAbbās would raise their voices when saying the taʿawwudh (seeking refuge), and others
يكبر، ثم يقول ذلك. رواه مسلم في صحيحه. ولهذا شاع هذا الاستفتاح حتى عمل به أكثر الناس. وكذلك كان ابن عمر وابن عباس يجهران بالاستعاذة، وكان غير