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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to straighten the rows like the shaft of an arrow is straightened before the head is attached to it. He saw a man whose chest was sticking out from the row. I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: 'Make your rows straight or Allah will cause your faces to be deformed."* (Sahih) Meaning: "Or He will create hatred and enmity in your hearts which will show on your faces." See Sharh Muslim by An-Nawawi.
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to go between the rows from one side to another, patting our shoulders and chests and saying: 'Do not make your rows ragged or your hearts will be filled with enmity toward one another.' And he used to say: 'Allah and His angels send Salah upon the front rows.'" (Sahih)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was straight) at the time of prayer, and he would say: 'Keep (the rows) straight; do not differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer from discord. Let those who are mature and wise stand closest to me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.'" (Sahih)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) turned to face us when he stood up to pray, before he said the Takbir, and said: 'Make your rows straight and come close to one another, for I can see you behind my back.'" (Sahih)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) came out to us and said: 'Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord? They said: 'How do the angels form rows before their Lord?' he said: 'They complete the first row and fill the gaps in the rows.'" (Sahih)
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once. (Sahih)
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) 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." (Sahih)
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that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him, and whoever cuts a row, may Allah cut him off." (Hasan)
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"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'The best rows for men are the front rows and the worst are the last, and the best rows for women are the back rows and the worst are those in the front.'" (Sahih)
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"We were with Anas and we prayed with one of the Amirs. They pushed us until we stood and prayed between two rows, and Anas started moving backward and said: 'We used to avoid this at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw).'" (Sahih)
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