أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَإِنْ کَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَکُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 822
It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Complete the first row, then the one behind it, and if any row is to be left incomplete let it be the last row.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020