Sunan an-Nasa'i•Hadith 820•The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
Chapter
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
كتاب الإمامة
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ " .
English Translation
It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Complete the first row, then the one behind it, and if any row is to be left incomplete let it be the last row."
Book
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Hadith No.
820
Author
Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i