Description of the Prayer from Its Beginning to Its End

Hisham ibn al-Hakam narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام, that He said: "There is another reason (for the seven takbirs), which is that when The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was taken up to the heavens (during the Miʿrāj), he passed through seven veils (ḥujub). At each veil, He said a takbir (declaring 'Allahu Akbar'). Thus, Allah سبحانه وتعالى (the Almighty and Glorious) brought him to the highest level of honor through these takbirs."