Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Set the rows straight, line up the shoulders, close the gaps, be gentle with your brothers' hands, and do not leave gaps for Shaytan. Whoever joins a row, Allah joins him; whoever cuts a row, Allah cuts him off.
Sunan Abi Dawud 666
What this hadith teaches
Standing close and level, and letting others into the row gently, is part of the sunnah of congregational prayer.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (al-Albani)
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Umar
- Chapter
- Congregation and rows
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ وَحَاذُوا بَيْنَ الْمَنَاكِبِ وَسُدُّوا الْخَلَلَ وَلِينُوا بِأَيْدِي إِخْوَانِكُمْ " . لَمْ يَقُلْ عِيسَى " بِأَيْدِي إِخْوَانِكُمْ " . " وَلاَ تَذَرُوا فُرُجَاتٍ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَمَنْ وَصَلَ صَفًّا وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ قَطَعَ صَفًّا قَطَعَهُ اللَّهُ
Arabic text of Sunan Abi Dawud 666, as given on sunnah.com.