(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. (RU)
Reference (RU): Sunan Abi Dawud 674 (RU)
In-book reference (RU): Book 2, Hadith 284 (RU)
English translation (RU): Book 2, Hadith 674 (RU)