Al-Numan bin Bashir said: the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
Read More..Al-Numan bin Bashir said: the prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
Read More..Narrated An-Numan ibn Bashir: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to straighten our rows when we stood up to pray, and when we were straight, he said: Allah is most great (takbir).
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
Read More..Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
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