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ahmad:12572Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Jaʿfar / al-Aḥmar > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Straighten the rows, for verily Shaytan stands in the gaps."  

أحمد:١٢٥٧٢حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرٌ يَعْنِي الْأَحْمَرَ عَنْعَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَاصُّوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَقُومُ فِي الْخَلَلِ  


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