Hadith #146
Arabic Text
قَالَ وَكَانَ يَأْتِي نَاحِيَةَ الصَّفِّ إِلَى نَاحِيَتِهِ يُسَوِّي صُدُورَهُمْ وَمَنَاكِبَهُمْ يَقُولُ لَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصُّفُوفِ الْأُوَلِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ
English Translation
Wakīʿ narrated to us: al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from al-Musayyab ibn Rāfiʿ, from Tamīm ibn Ṭarafah, from Jābir ibn Samurah, from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib — or al-Barāʾ, who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the first row — or upon the front rows. And straighten your rows, and be aligned shoulder to shoulder. And beautify the Quran with your voices."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 35, Hadith 146
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17784
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54174