[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let those with good dreams and interpretation come to me firstly, then those who seek guidance, then those who follow them. Beware of engaging in idle talk in the marketplaces." This is the wording of Yahya's narration, and in the narration of Muhammad with his chain of narrators, from the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Let those with good dreams and interpretation come to me firstly, then those who seek guidance, then those who follow them. Do not differ among yourselves, for your hearts will differ. And beware of engaging in idle talk in the marketplaces."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَلِيَنِي مِنْكُمْ أُولُو الْأَحْلَامِ وَالنُّهَى ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثَلَاثًا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهَيْشَاتِ الْأَسْوَاقِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لِيَلِيَنِي مِنْكُمْ ذَوُو الْأَحْلَامِ وَالنُّهَى ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ وَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ هَوْشَاتِ الْأَسْوَاقِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was straight) at the time of prayer, saying: ‘Keep (the rows) straight, do not differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer from discord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 976)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ مَنَاكِبَنَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيَقُولُ لَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ لِيَلِيَنِي مِنْكُمْ أُولُو الْأَحْلَامِ وَالنُّهَى ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ  

[Machine] The passage translates to: "That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to like that the Muhajireen (migrants) and Ansar (helpers) stood behind him in prayer so that they could learn from him."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَلِيَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِيَأْخُذُوا عَنْهُ 5164  

[Machine] Abu Malik al-Ash'ari said: "Should I not tell you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "He would establish the prayer and then line up the men, and the boys would line up behind them. Then he would lead them in prayer. He used to raise his voice when he would recite, bow, and prostrate. When he raised his head from prostration, he would say the takbir (saying Allahu Akbar). And when he would stand up after the two prostrations, he would say the takbir and then give the salaam (saying As-salamu alaykum) to his right and left. Then he would say: 'This is how one should pray.' Abdullah Al-A'la said: 'I never understood him to mean anything other than the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ .'"  

قَالَ أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَفَّ يَعْنِي الرِّجَالَ وَصَفَّ خَلْفَهُمُ الْغِلْمَانَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِهِمْ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ إِذَا سَجَدَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا صَلَاةٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى لَا أَحْسِبُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ صَلَاةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to lead men in prayer, then young boys, then women. This narration is weak, and the first one is stronger. And Allah knows best.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَلِيهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الرِّجَالُ ثُمَّ الصِّبْيَانُ ثُمَّ النِّسَاءُ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادُ ضَعِيفٌ وَالْأَوَّلُ أَقْوَى وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 678)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ أَوَّلُهَا وَشَرُّهَا آخِرُهَا وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ آخِرُهَا وَشَرُّهَا أَوَّلُهَا  

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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 678)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ أَوَّلُهَا وَشَرُّهَا آخِرُهَا وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ آخِرُهَا وَشَرُّهَا أَوَّلُهَا