ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنْ تَحَفُّظِ أَحْوَالِهِ فِي أَوْقَاتِ السِّرِّ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not inform you of what wipes away sins and increases good deeds in the sight of Allah?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Performing ablution thoroughly even in dislikeable conditions, and frequently visiting the mosques, and waiting for prayer after prayer. No one amongst you performs ablution in his house cleansing himself and then offers prayer along with the Muslims, but that his sins are forgiven and his prayers are accepted. Then he sits in his place of worship waiting for the next prayer. Verily, the angels invoke Allah's forgiveness and mercy upon him. When you stand up for prayer, then straighten your rows and make them close to one another, and let no gap be left empty. I see you from behind my back (while leading the prayer). When the Imam says, 'Allahu Akbar,' say, 'Allahu Akbar,' and when he bows, then bow, and when he says, 'Sami'Allahu liman hamidah,' say, 'Rabbana walakal-hamd.' The best rows for men are the first rows, and the worst ones are the last ones. The best rows for women are the last rows, and the worst ones are the first ones. O women, do not raise your heads from prostration before the men do."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يُكَفِّرُ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَزِيدُ بِهِ فِي الْحَسَنَاتِ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى هَذِهِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهِّرًا فَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ الْأُخْرَى إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَقُولُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ فَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاعْدِلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوهَا وَسُدُّوا الْفُرَجَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي فَإِذَا قَالَ إِمَامُكُمُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَقُولُوا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الصُّفُوفِ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ الْمُقَدَّمُ وَشَرُّهَا الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَشَرُّهَا الْمُقَدَّمُ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا سَجَدَ الرِّجَالُفَاغْضُضْنَ أَبْصَارَكُنَّ لَا تَرَيْنَ عَوْرَاتِ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْأُزُرِ  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Shall I not guide you to something by which Allah wipes out sins and raises ranks in Paradise? They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Performing ablution properly even in difficult circumstances, coming to the mosque frequently, and waiting for the next prayer after the previous one. There is none among you who performs ablution, and does it well, then says: I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah Alone, Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His Worshipper and Messenger; and offers Salat for Allah's sake. except that the gates of Paradise will be opened for him and the angels will invoke Allah to forgive him saying: 'O Allah! Forgive him; O Allah! Have mercy on him.' So, when you go to the prayer, you should straighten your rows, make your lines close to each other, and fill up the gaps in front of you, because I can see you from behind my back. When the Imam says, 'Allahu Akbar,' you should say the same, and when he bows down, you should bow down, and when he raises his head, you should also raise your head, and when he says, 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah,' you should say: 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd.' And the best are those of you who are in the first rows for men, and the worst are those at the end of the rows. And the best are those of you who are in the last rows for women, and the worst are those at the front of rows for women. O women! Do not raise your heads before the men, and lower your gaze when they prostrate themselves in Sujud so that you may not see their private parts." And Abu Tahir the jurist reported from his root, Abu Bakr al-Qattan, that he mentioned the same Hadith, except that he added: "And he performs the prayer in congregation, the rest are equal."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ يُكَفِّرُ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَزِيدُ بِهِ فِي الْحَسَنَاتِ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عِنْدَ الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى هَذِهِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهِّرًا فَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الصَّلَاةَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ الْأُخْرَى إِلَّا أَنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَقُولُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ فَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاعْدِلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوهَا وَسُدُّوا الْفُرَجَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي فَإِذَا قَالَ إِمَامُكُمْ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَقُولُوا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ الْمُقَدَّمُ وَشَرَّهَا الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَخَيْرَ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَشَرَّهَا الْمُقَدَّمُ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا سَجَدَ الرِّجَالُ فَاخْفِضْنَ أَبْصَارَكُنَّ لَا تَرَيْنَ عَوْرَاتِ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْأُزُرِ 2266 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ مِنْ أَصْلِهِ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَطَّانُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ صَلَاةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَالْبَاقِي سَوَاءٌ  

"أَلا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ بهِ الخَطَايَا وَيَزَيدُ بِهِ الحَسَنَاتِ؟ إِسْبَاغُ الوُضُوءِ عَلَى المَكَاره، وَكَثْرَةُ الخُطَا إِلى المَسَاجِدِ، وانْتِظَارُ الصَّلاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ مَا مِنكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَخْرجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهِّرًا يُصَلِّى مَعَ المُسْلِمينَ الصَّلَاةَ، ثم يَجْلِسُ في المَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ الأُخْرَى، إِلَّا أن المَلائِكَةَ تَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ، فَإِذَا قُمْتمْ إِلى الصَّلَاةِ فَاعْدلُوا صُفُوُفَكُمْ وأَقِيمُوهَا، وَسدُّوا الفُرَجَ فَإِنِّى أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِى، وَإذَا قَالَ إِمَامُكُمْ: اللَّهُ أَكبَرُ فَقُولُوا: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَإذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا، وَإذَا قَالَ: سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَه فَقُولُوا: اللَّهُمَّ ربنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الصُّفُوفِ صَفُّ الرِّجَالِ المُقَدَّمُ، وَشَرهَا المُؤَخَّرُ، وَخَيْرَ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ المُؤَخرُ وَشرَّهَا المُقَدَّمُ، يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ! إِذَا سَجدَ الرِّجَالُ فَاغْضُضْنَ أَبْصَارَكُنَّ، وَلَا تَرَيْنَ عَوْرَةَ الرِّجَالِ من ضِيق الأُزُرِ ".