Sahih al-Bukhari
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Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)إِقْبَالِ الإِمَامِ عَلَى النَّاسِ عِنْدَ تَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ
The imam facing the people when the rows are being straightened
أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَتَرَاصُّوا، فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي ".
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، قَالَ
Translation
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.”
Other translations
Deutsch
Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Die Iqama wurde gerufen, da wandte sich der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ mit seinem Gesicht uns zu und sagte: „Richtet eure Reihen gerade aus und schließt sie dicht, denn ich sehe euch hinter meinem Rücken.“
Türkçe
Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Kamet getirildi; Resûlullah ﷺ yüzünü bize döndü ve şöyle buyurdu: “Saflarınızı düzgün tutun ve sıkı durun; çünkü ben sizi sırtımın arkasından görürüm.”
Other versions of this report
The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَقِيمُوا الصُّفُوفَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي ".
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Straighten the rows, for I see you behind my back.”
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 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
- Compiler
Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- Anas bin Malikأَنَسٌ
d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- Hameed bin Abi Hameedحُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ
d. 142 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation
- Za'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqifiزَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ
d. 160 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- Mua'wiya bin 'Amr bin al-Mhlbمُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو
d. 214 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation
- Ahmed bin Abi Raj'aأَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ
d. 232 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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