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ahmad:22263Hāshim > Faraj > Luqmān > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the first row of worshippers. They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what about the second row?' He said, 'Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the first row.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what about the second row?' He said, 'Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the first row.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what about the second row?' He said, 'And upon the second row.' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , also said, 'Straighten your rows, close the gaps between your shoulders, be gentle in the hands of your brothers, and fill the gaps. For indeed, Shaytan enters the gaps between you like a crawling serpent,' meaning the young lambs."  

أحمد:٢٢٢٦٣حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا فَرَجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لُقْمَانُ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَعَلَى الثَّانِي؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَعَلَى الثَّانِي؟ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَعَلَى الثَّانِي؟ قَالَ وَعَلَى الثَّانِي وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَحَاذُوا بَيْنَ مَنَاكِبِكُمْ وَلِينُوا فِي أَيْدِي إِخْوَانِكُمْ وَسُدُّوا الْخَلَلَ؛ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ فِيمَا بَيْنَكُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْحَذَفِ يَعْنِي أَوْلَادَ الضَّأْنِ الصِّغَارَ  


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tabarani:7727al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī al-Maʿmarī > Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī > Faraj b. Faḍālah > Luqmān b. ʿĀmir > Abū Umāmah > Rasūl Allāh Ṣallá

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the first row. So straighten your rows and align your shoulders, and make it easy for your brothers, and fill in the gaps, for indeed, the Shaytan enters through them like small lambs."  

الطبراني:٧٧٢٧حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْمَعْمَرِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ ثنا فَرَجُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ لُقْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَسَوُّوا بَيْنَ مَنَاكِبِكُمْ وَلِينُوا لِأَيْدِي إِخْوَانِكُمْ وَسَدِّدُوا الْخَلَلَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ بَيْنَكُمْ مِثْلَ الْحَذَفِ» وَالْحَذَفُ وَلَدُ الضَّأْنِ الصِّغَارِ