Hadith #146

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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."

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 35, Hadith 146

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17784

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54174