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.