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Sunan an-Nasa'i 818

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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.”

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أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) 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.”

ইসমাঈল ইবনু মাসউদ (রহঃ) ... আনাস (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। রাসুলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন প্রথম কাতার পূর্ণ কর তারপর পরবর্তী কাতার। যদি খালি থাকে, তবে তা থাকবে শেষ কাতারে।

انس رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: پہلے اگلی صف پوری کرو، پھر جو اس سے قریب ہو، اور اگر کچھ کمی رہے تو پچھلی صف میں رہے ۔

Telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Isma'il bin Mas'ud] dari [Khalid] dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sa'id] dari [Qatadah] dari [Anas] bahwa Rasulullah Shallallahu'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Sempurnakan barisan pertama kemudian barisan selanjutnya, dan jika kekurangan tempat, hendaknya barisan terakhir

Sunan an-Nasa'i 818, Book 10, The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah), Hadith 42. 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 Imam an-Nasa'i back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-Nasa'iCompiler, died 303 AH
  2. 2Ismail ibn MasudInformed us, Fourth generation, died 248 AH
  3. 3Khalid ibn al-HarithFrom, Third generation, died 186 AH
  4. 4Said ibn Abi ArubahTold us, Successor, died 150 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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