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Sunan Abi Dawud 671

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Complete the front row, then the one that comes next, and if there is any incompleteness, let it be in the last row.

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، (يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَطَاءٍ) عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ نَقْصٍ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Complete the front row, then the one that comes next, and if there is any incompleteness, let it be in the last row.

আনাস (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ তোমরা সর্বাগ্রে প্রথম কাতার পূর্ণ করবে, তারপর তার পরবর্তী কাতার পূর্ণ করবে। এরপর কোন কাতার অসম্পূর্ণ থাকলে তা যেন শেষ কাতারে হয়।[1] সহীহ।

انس بن مالک رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: پہلے اگلی صف پوری کرو، پھر اس کے بعد والی کو، اور جو کچھ کمی رہ جائے وہ پچھلی صف میں رہے ۔

Enes b. Malik (r.a.)'den rivayet edildiğine göre, Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem); "Önce birinci saffı, ondan sonra onu takib eden saffı tamamlayınız. Eksiklik kalırsa son safta kalsın" buyurmuştur. Diğer tahric: Nesaî, imame; Ahmed b. Hanbel, III

Sunan Abi Dawud 671, Book 2, Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat), Hadith 281. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded the men praying in congregation to complete the first row, then to complete the row behind it, and so on. If there is any deficiency in a row, let that deficiency be in the last row.

What it teaches

  • Clarification of the Sunnah regarding straightening the rows (in prayer).
  • Worshippers should not leave gaps in the front rows; rather, any deficiency should be in the last row.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Sulayman Wahu ibn Abu DawudTold us, Fourth generation, died 234 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Wahhab ibn AtaTold us, Third generation, died 204 AH
  4. 4Said ibn Abi ArubahFrom, Successor, died 150 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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