محمد بن مسلم المدني
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Sunan Abi Dawud
Hadith 669
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ صَاحِبِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ ، قَالَ : صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ يَوْمًا ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَدْرِي لِمَ صُنِعَ هَذَا الْعُودُ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَيَقُولُ : " اسْتَوُوا وَعَدِّلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ " .
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
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ أَخَذَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ ، فَقَالَ : اعْتَدِلُوا سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ بِيَسَارِهِ ، فَقَالَ : اعْتَدِلُوا سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ .
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.
