حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ السُّوَائِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا تَصُفُّونَ کَمَا تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِکَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا قَالَ قُلْنَا وَکَيْفَ تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِکَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا قَالَ يُتِمُّونَ الصُّفُوفَ الْأُوَلَ وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّفِّ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 992
It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah As-Suwai said: "The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: 'Will you not form your rows as the angels form their rows before their Lord?' We said: 'How do the angels form their rows before their Lord?' He said: 'They complete the first row and they stand close of one another in the line (leaving no gaps between one another).' "
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020