(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. (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Abi Dawud 661 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 2, Hadith 271 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 2, Hadith 661 (JA)