4. The Book of Prayers
٤۔ كتاب الصلاة
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer. "
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ مِنْ إِقَامَةِ الصَّلاَةِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.'
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي
The Prophet ﷺ said, "You must straighten your rows otherwise Allah will cause disagreement between you."
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ».
The virtue of the call to prayer, the first row, and coming early to prayer
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "(1) If people knew what is in the call to prayer and the first row, then found no way except to draw lots for it, they would draw lots. (2) If they knew what is in going early, they would race to it. (3) And if they knew what is in darkness ˹of the night˺ and Fajr, they would come to them even if crawling."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «(١) لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا عَلَيْهِ، لاَسْتَهَمُوا، (٢) وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ، لاَسْتَبَقُوا إِلَيْهِ، (٣) وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ، لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا».