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ahmad:12109Abū Muʿāwiyah > ʿUqbah b. ʿUbayd > Bushayr b. Yasār

[Machine] We asked Anas ibn Malik, "What did you dislike about our situation during the time of the Prophet ﷺ?" He said, "I disliked that you did not straighten the rows (during prayer)."  

أحمد:١٢١٠٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ

قُلْنَا لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ مَا أَنْكَرْتَ مِنْ حَالِنَا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَنْكَرْتُ أَنَّكُمْ لَا تُقِيمُونَ الصُّفُوفَ