Hadith #21
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ مُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ رَافِعِي أَيْدِيكُمْ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمْسٍ اسْكُنُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَي
ْنَا فَرَآنَا حِلَقًا فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ عِزِينَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَلَا تَصُفُّونَ كَمَا تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا قَالَ يُتِمُّونَ الصُّفُوفَ الْأُولَى وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّفِّ
Isnad Chain
أبو معاوية
الأعمش
مسيب بن رافع
تميم بن طرفة
جابر بن سمرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Jabir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to them one day and said: 'Why do I see you raising your hands as if they are tails of wild horses? Be still during prayer.' Then he came out to them and saw them in circles. He said: 'Why do I see you scattered about?' Then he came out to them and said: 'Should you not line up as the angels line up before their Lord?' They said: 'How do the angels line up before their Lord?' He said: 'They complete the first rows and stand close together in the row.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 39, Hadith 21
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 20059
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56449