Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 820
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ أَوَّلُهَا وَشَرُّهَا آخِرُهَا وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ آخِرُهَا وَشَرُّهَا أَوَّلُهَا " .
Translation
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Jarir narrated to us from Suhayl, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The best rows for men are the front ones and the worst are the back ones; the best rows for women are the back ones and the worst are the front ones.'