Hadith on Prayer: Straighten rows, lest it cause discord

Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Straighten the rows of prayer or else Allah will surely disfigure your faces.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 717, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 436

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Al-Nawawi said, “The meaning is that it will put hostility and hatred between the hearts, and that will show on the faces.”

Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 4/157

عن النُّعْمَان بْن بَشِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ

717 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأذان باب تسوية الصفوف عند الإقامة وبعدها

436 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب تسوية الصفوف وإقامتها وفضل الأول فالأول منها والازدحام على الصف الأول

قال النووي أَنَّ مَعْنَاهُ يُوقِعُ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ وَاخْتِلَافَ الْقُلُوبِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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