رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1088
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Chapter 15
Chapter context: The Excellence of Standing in the First Row (In Salat)
- باب فضل الصف الأول والأمر بإتمام الصفوف الأُول، وتسويتها والتراص فيها
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Original Arabic
وعنه قال: أقيمت الصلاة، فأقبل علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بوجهه فقال: "أقيموا صفوفكم وتراصوا، فإني أراكم من وراء ظهري" ((رواه البخاري بلفظه، ومسلم بمعناه)). وفي رواية للبخاري: وكان أحدنا يلزق منكبه بمنكب صاحبه وقدمه بقدمه".
Translation
English translation
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When the Iqamah had been announced, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned his face towards us and said: "Make your rows straight and stand close together, for I can see you from behind my back." [Al- Bukhari].
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This is Hadith 1088 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 98 under the chapter “The Excellence of Standing in the First Row (In Salat).”
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