سنن أبي داود

Hadith 668

Book 3: Prayer (Tafarah Abwab As Safoof)

تفرح أبواب الصفوف

Chapter 96

Chapter: Straightening The Rows.

باب تَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Straighten your rows for the straightening of the rows is part of perfecting the prayer.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصَّفِّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلَاةِ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 668In-book: Book 3, Hadith 668

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