999 - وَ سَأَلَ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ «أَ لَيْسَ كَانَ فِي نِيَّتِهِ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَلْيَمْضِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ.
Hadith.999 - The Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq about a man who forgot to say the Takbir (the opening Takbir) until he had entered the prayer.
Imam
said: "Was it not in his intention to say the Takbir?"
He replied: "Yes."
Imam
said: "Then let him continue with his prayer."