Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1086
وَعَن أنس قَالَ: أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: «أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَتَرَاصُّوا فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي» . رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ. وَفِي الْمُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: «أَتِمُّوا الصُّفُوف فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُم من وَرَاء ظَهْري»
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Anas reported: “When the prayer was called, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned to face us and said, ‘Straighten your rows and stand close together, for I can see you from behind my back.’” Al-Bukhari transmitted it. In the version agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, he said: “Complete the rows, for I can see you from behind my back.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic distinguishes the wording attributed to al-Bukhari from the alternate wording in the report agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. The explanatory footnote in the English witness is not part of the Arabic source and has been omitted.