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• 719Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَتَرَاصُّوا، فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي ".

  Anas ibn Malik reported: The iqamah was called, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his face towards us and said, “Straighten your rows and close up the gaps, for I see you from behind my back.”

• 725Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي ". وَكَانَ أَحَدُنَا يُلْزِقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَقَدَمَهُ بِقَدَمِهِ.

  Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.” And each of us would join his shoulder to the shoulder of his neighbour and his foot to his foot.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.