He would also proclaim the takbīr whenever a place first came into sight, when he mounted his animal, and when he climbed al-Safā and al-Marwa. The takbīr is built into the adhān and the iqāmah for the prayer, is said upon entering the prayer itself, and is used when extinguishing a fire. It has likewise been prescribed for driving back an enemy and repelling devils.

All of this shows that the takbīr is legislated on momentous occasions—because of the size of the gathering, the magnitude of the deed, the intensity of the situation, and anything else of similar weight—so that “Allah is the Greatest” may be declared, His majesty may take hold of the hearts, the entire religion may be devoted to Allah alone, and His servants become glorifiers of Him. Two aims are thereby achieved: the aim of worship, as their hearts magnify Allah, and the aim of seeking His help, as every other need submits to His grandeur. For this reason the takbīr was prescribed upon receiving guidance, provision, and victory, for these three are the greatest things a servant seeks and his key interests. They were therefore singled out for explicit takbīr, for it is the Real’s greatest favour. In short, the takbīr is sanctioned whenever a significant affair arises. —End of Ibn Taymiyyah’s words.

Accordingly, I urge all Muslims to hasten to the takbīr whenever something delights them, for this is the Sunnah of their Prophet, not the clapping that has reached us from our colonialist enemies, especially in their meetings and conferences.