Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 818

Chapter: The last row

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 818

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ ‏"

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Complete the first row, then the one behind it, and if any row is to be left incomplete let it be the last row."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 818) and Ahmad (No. 11902, 12770).

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 818
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 818
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 818

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 11902

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصًا فَلْيَكُنْ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 12770

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ وَالَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Arabic only

Also reported by… (3)

الأحاديث المختارة (2142)أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصًا فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (881)أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ ، فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرُ
المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (572)أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ ، فَإِِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ

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"‏استووا ولا تختلفوا فتختلف قلوبكم، ليلني منكم أولو الأحلام والنهى، ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهم‏"

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"‏وسطوا الإمام، وسدوا الخلل‏"

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 818

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Keep your rows straight (during Salat in congregation), for keeping the rows straight is part of the perfection of Salat." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Let the Imam stand in the middle (so that those praying behind him should be standing both on his right and his left) and close the gaps." [Abu Dawud].

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