Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 277 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Stand close together in your rows, bring them near one another, and stand neck to neck, for by Him in Whose hand my soul is, I see the devil coming in through openings in the row just like a small […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 2, Prayer (Kitāb al‑Ṣalāt), discusses the principles, conditions, and structure of the obligatory prayers.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 278 Anas reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying : Straighten your rows for the straightening of the rows is part of perfecting the prayer. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 279 Muhammad b. Muslim b. al-Sa’ib said: one day I prayed by the side of Anas b. Malik. He said ; Do you know why this stick is placed here ? I said : No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to put his hand […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 280 This tradition has also ben transmitted by Anas through a different chain of transmitters. This version goes: when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood for prayer, he took it (the stick) in his right hand and turning (to the right side) said; keep straight and straighten your rows. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 281 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Complete the front row, then the one that comes next, and if there is any incompleteness, let it be in the last row. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَطَاءٍ – عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 282 Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best of you are those whose shoulders are soft in prayer. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمِّي، عُمَارَةُ بْنُ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 283 Narrated AbdulHamid ibn Mahmud: I offered the Friday prayer along with Anas ibn Malik. We were pushed to the pillars (due to the crowd of people). We, therefore, stopped forward and backward. Anas then said: We used to avoid it (setting a row between the pillars) during the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 284 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. حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 285 This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “Do not be irregular, so have your hearts irregular, and beware of tumult such as found in market”. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 286 Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah and His angels bless those who are on the right flanks of the rows. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 287 Narrated AbuMalik al-Ash’ari: Should I not tell you how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the prayer? He said: He had the iqamah announced, drew the men up in line and drew up the youths behind them, then led them in prayer. He then mentioned how he conducted […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 2, Hadith 288 Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: the best of the men’s row is the first and the worst of them is the last, but the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst of them is the first. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ […]