Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1094

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ نَقْصٍ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفّ الْمُؤخر» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

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: “Complete the front row, then the row behind it. Any shortfall should be in the last row.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The Arabic instructs that any incompleteness should be left to the last row.