حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ وَأَبُو عَاصِمِ بْنُ جَوَّاسٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ الْيَامِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْسَجَةَ عَنْ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَخَلَّلُ الصَّفَّ مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ إِلَی نَاحِيَةٍ يَمْسَحُ صُدُورَنَا وَمَنَاکِبَنَا وَيَقُولُ لَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُکُمْ وَکَانَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِکَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَی الصُّفُوفِ الْأُوَلِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 664
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pass through the row from one side to the other; he used to set out chests and shoulders in order, and say: Do not be irregular. And he would say: Allah and His angels bless those who are near the first rows.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020