Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 98
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Iqamah had been announced, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned his face towards us and said: “Make your rows straight and stand close together, for I can see you from behind my back.”.
وعنه قال: أقيمت الصلاة، فأقبل علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بوجهه فقال: ”أقيموا صفوفكم وتراصوا، فإني أراكم من وراء ظهري” ((رواه البخاري بلفظه، ومسلم بمعناه)).
وفي رواية للبخاري: وكان أحدنا يلزق منكبه بمنكب صاحبه وقدمه بقدمه”.
وفي رواية للبخاري: وكان أحدنا يلزق منكبه بمنكب صاحبه وقدمه بقدمه”.
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 98
Riyad as-Salihin, The Gardens of the Righteous is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century. The work was composed over a 44 year period and consists of around 1900 hadith split into 20 books.
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For more Hadith in Book 8: The Book of Virtues