Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1087

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Mishkat al-Masabih 1087
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ من إِقَامَة الصَّلَاة» . إِلَّا أَنَّ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ: «مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلَاةِ»

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

He reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Straighten your rows, for straightening the rows is part of establishing the prayer.” In Muslim’s wording: “part of the completion of the prayer.”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The Arabic explicitly preserves two wordings: one says “part of establishing the prayer,” while Muslim’s version says “part of the completion of the prayer.”