حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاکُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ يَقُولُ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسَوِّي الصَّفَّ حَتَّی يَجْعَلَهُ مِثْلَ الرُّمْحِ أَوْ الْقِدْحِ قَالَ فَرَأَی صَدْرَ رَجُلٍ نَاتِئًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوُّوا صُفُوفَکُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِکُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 994
Simak bin Harb narrated that he heard Nu’mân bin Bashir say: “The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H used to straighten the rows until he made them like a spear or an arrow-shaft. Once he saw a man’s chest (sticking out) so the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Make your rows straight or Allah will create division among you.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020