Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 669
da’if· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromHatm bin Isma'il al-MadnifromMus'ab bin Thabit bin 'AbdullahfromMuhammad Ibn Maslama

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اسْتَوُوا وَعَدِّلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ‏

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English translation

Muhammad b. Muslim b. al-Sa’ib said:

one day I prayed by the side of Anas b. Malik. He said ; Do you know why this stick is placed here ? I said : No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to put his hand upon it and say: Keep straight and straighten your rows.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، صَاحِبِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي لِمَ صُنِعَ هَذَا الْعُودُ فَقُلْتُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 2, Hadith 279
English Reference
Book 2, Hadith 669
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