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Sahih Muslim 434

Chapter: Straightening The Rows; The Virtue Of The Front Row And Then The Next; Competing With One Another For The Front Row; The People Of Virtue Should Take Precedence And Be Closest To The Imam

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 434

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ صُهَيْبٍ - عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

أَتِمُّوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي ‏"

Anas b. Malik reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Complete the rows, for I can see you behind my back.

Reported by Muslim (No. 434) and Al-Bukhari (No. 718).

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (4759)أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ ، فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي
  • مسند السراج (688)أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي
  • مسند السراج (725)أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي

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