(96) باب تَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ
jabir b. Samurah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
Why do you stand in rows as the angels do in the presence of their Lord? We asked: how do the angles stand in rows in the presence of their Lord? He replied: they make the first row complete and keep close together in the row. (ID)
Reference (ID): Sunan Abi Dawud 661 (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 2, Hadith 271 (ID)
English translation (ID): Book 2, Hadith 661 (ID)