Hadith 3752

Chapter 30

باب 30

(30) باب الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ

(30) Chapter: The last row (ID)
42
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 " .

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 leftincomplete let it be the last row." (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan an-Nasa'i 818 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 10, Hadith 42 (ID)

English translation (ID): Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 819 (ID)