Reciting Takbir when ascending, Tasbih when descending
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Etiquette of Riding & Travel
Reciting Takbir when ascending, Tasbih when descending
Jabir (RA) reported that when the Prophet (SAW) ascended [an incline] he would say "Allahu Akbar," and when he descended he would say "Subhanallah."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah (RA)
Explanation
This alternating remembrance accompanies the changing terrain of a journey.
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