A man praying to the right or left of the imam

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The best place in the mosque is the Maqam (of Ibrahim), that is, the place of prayer, and then the right-hand sides of the mosque.

Ibrahim used to consider it recommended to stand on the right side of the imam.

Ibrahim liked to stand on the right side of the imam.

Salamah bin Abi Yahya says: I saw Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) praying in the left side of the mosque.

Imran al-Minqari says that al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin both used to pray on the left side of the imam.

Salamah bin Abi Yahya says: I saw Sa'id bin al-Musayyib praying in the right side of the mosque.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We used to like to stand on the right side of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abu Ja'far says: The rows on the right side carry twenty-five times more reward than the rest of the mosque.