Hadith 661
Jabir bin Samurah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Why do you stand in rows as the angels do in the presence of their Lord? We asked: how do the angles stand in rows in the presence of their Lord? He replied: they make the first row complete and keep close together in the row.
Hadith 662
Al-Numan bin Bashir said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ paid attention to the people and said three times; straighten your rows (in prayer); by Allah, you must straighten your rows, or Allah will certainly put your faces in contrary directions. I then saw that every person stood in prayer keeping his shoulder close to that of the other, and his knee close to that of the other, and his ankle close to that of the other.
Hadith 663
حَدَّثَنَا
مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ
سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ ، يَقُولُ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسَوِّينَا فِي الصُّفُوفِ كَمَا يُقَوَّمُ الْقِدْحُ ، حَتَّى إِذَا ظَنَّ أَنْ قَدْ أَخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ عَنْهُ وَفَقِهْنَا أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بِوَجْهِهِ إِذَا رَجُلٌ مُنْتَبِذٌ بِصَدْرِهِ ، فَقَالَ : " لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ " .
Al-Numan bin Bashir said: the prophet ﷺ used to straighten us in the rows of prayer as the arrow is straightened, until he thought that we had learned it from him and understood it. One day he turned towards us, and shoulders in order, and say; Do not be irregular. And he would say: Allah and his Angels bless those who near the first rows.
Hadith 664
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pass through the row from one side to the other; he used to set out chests and shoulders in order, and say: Do not be irregular. And he would say: Allah and His angels bless those who are near the first rows.
Hadith 665
Narrated An-Numan ibn Bashir: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to straighten our rows when we stood up to pray, and when we were straight, he said: Allah is most great (takbir).
Hadith 666
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: Set the rows in order, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, be pliant in the hands of your brethren, and do not leave openings for the devil. If anyone joins up a row, Allah will join him up, but if anyone breaks a row, Allah will cut him off. Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Shjrah is Kathir bin Murrah.
Hadith 667
حَدَّثَنَا
مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبَانُ ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " رُصُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَقَارِبُوا بَيْنَهَا وَحَاذُوا بِالْأَعْنَاقِ ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ خَلَلِ الصَّفِّ كَأَنَّهَا الْحَذَفُ " .
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: Stand close together in your rows, bring them near one another, and stand neck to neck, for by Him in Whose hand my soul is, I see the devil coming in through openings in the row just like a small black sheep.
Hadith 668
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Straighten your rows for the straightening of the rows is part of perfecting the prayer.
Hadith 669
Muhammad bin Muslim bin al-Saib said: one day I prayed by the side of Anas bin Malik. He said ; Do you know why this stick is placed here ? I said: No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to put his hand upon it and say: Keep straight and straighten your rows.
Hadith 670
This tradition has also ben transmitted by Anas through a different chain of transmitters. This version goes: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for prayer, he took it (the stick) in his right hand and turning (to the right side) said; keep straight and straighten your rows. He then took it in his left hand and said; keep straight and straighten your rows.
Hadith 671
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: Complete the front row, then the one that comes next, and if there is any incompleteness, let it be in the last row.
Hadith 672
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: The best of you are those whose shoulders are soft in prayer.