(98) باب مَنْ يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَلِيَ الإِمَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ وَكَرَاهِيَةِ التَّأَخُّرِ
Abu Ma'sud reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
let those of your who are sedate and prudent be near me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them. (AR)
Reference (AR): Sunan Abi Dawud 674 (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Book 2, Hadith 284 (AR)
English translation (AR): Book 2, Hadith 674 (AR)