I prayed behind a Sheikh at Mecca and he said twenty two Takbirs (during the prayer). I told Ibn `Abbas that he (i.e. that Sheikh) was foolish. Ibn `Abbas admonished me and said, "This is the tradition of Abu l-Qasim."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 788 In-book : Book 10, Hadith 183 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 755 (deprecated)
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