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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 14017

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In-book entry
2077

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Original Arabic

وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: " رَاصُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ، (٣) وَقَارِبُوا بَيْنَهَا، وَحَاذُوا بَيْنَ الْأَعْنَاقِ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ، إِنِّي لَأَرَى الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ خَلَلِ الصَّفِّ كَأَنَّهُ الْحَذَفُ " (٤)،

Translation

English translation

And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Make your rows straight and close together, join your shoulders, for by the One in Whose hand is my soul, I see that devils slip in between the rows like small sheep."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 14017 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 32, Musnad of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 2077.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
2077

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 14017

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