Hadith #68
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Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنِي قَالَ وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ تَرَاصُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَقَارِبُوا بَيْنَهَا وَحَاذُوا بَيْنَ الْأَعْنَاقِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ مِنْ خَلَلِ الصَّفِّ كَأَنَّهُ الْحَذَفُ
English Translation
He narrated to me, saying: And the Prophet ﷺ used to say: 'Close the gaps in your rows and bring them near to one another, and align your necks. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, I can see the Shaytan entering through the gaps in the row like small black sheep.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 68
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13506
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49896