سنن أبي داود

Hadith 667

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

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: Stand close together in your rows, bring them near one another, and stand neck to neck, for by Him in Whose hand my soul is, I see the devil coming in through openings in the row just like a small black sheep.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : "

رُصُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَقَارِبُوا بَيْنَهَا وَحَاذُوا بِالْأَعْنَاقِ ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ خَلَلِ الصَّفِّ كَأَنَّهَا الْحَذَفُ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 667In-book: Book 3, Hadith 667

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