one day I prayed by the side of Anas b. Malik. He said ; Do you know why this stick is placed here ? I said : No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to put his hand upon it and say: Keep straight and straighten your rows. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 669)
هَلْ تَدْرِي لِمَ صُنِعَ هَذَا الْعُودُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا وَاللهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ يَدَهُ فَيَقُولُ اسْتَوُوا اعْدِلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ