Rifa'ah b. Rafi has also narrated this tradition through a different chain from the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ). This version goes:
Then perform ablution in a way Allah, the exalted, has command you, then say the shahadah and get up and say the takbir. Then if you know any of the Qur'an, recite it; otherwise say: "Praise be to Allah" ; "Allah is most great" ; " There is no god but Allah" He ( the narrator) also said in this version: If some defect remains in this, that detect will remain in your prayer.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 861 In-book : Book 2, Hadith 471 English translation : Book 2, Hadith 860
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