Shaykh Abdul Muhsin said, “The First Takbir is just like ihram (Sacred) What was allowed before is not allowed now. Like eating and drinking.”
[Taken from the lessons on “Conditions, Pillars and Obligation of Salah – Shaykh ul Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil Wahhab رحمه الله Explanation by Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al abbaad حفظه الله Taught by: Abdulilah Lahmami]