Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Complete the front row, then the one after it. If there is any shortfall, let it be in the last row.
Sunan Abi Dawud 671
What this hadith teaches
New rows are started only when the one in front is full.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (al-Albani)
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Chapter
- Congregation and rows
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ نَقْصٍ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ
Arabic text of Sunan Abi Dawud 671, as given on sunnah.com.