أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ قَيْسٍ عَنْ ابْنِ مَالِکٍ وَهُوَ عَمْرٌو عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَائِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ کَانَتْ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَسْنَائُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ فَکَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّی يَکُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَکَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْکُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 874
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: ‘To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind. (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020