(قلت: إسناده صحيح، وكذا قال النووي. وروى ابن خزيمة منه في "صحيحه" قوله: "من وصل ... " إلخ. وقال الحاكم: "حديث صحيح على شرط مسلم"، ووافقه الذهبي، وهو كما قالا)
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English translation
666. 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Perfect (straighten) the rows, and stand shoulder to shoulder, and leave no gaps, and be gentle with the hands of your brothers, and do not leave gaps for Shaitān. Whoever connects a row, Allāh will connect him (with His Mercy), and
whoever severs a row, Allāh will sever (His Mercy) from him.”
(Hasan)
Abū Dāwūd said: Abū Shajarāh (one of the narrators) is Kathīr bin Murrah.
Abū Dāwūd said: And the meaning of “Be gentle with the hands of your brothers,” is that if a person comes to a row and wishes to enter it, then every person should ease (space) for him so that he can stand in the row.
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[1] Meaning, from the furthest rows to the foremost rows.
Commentary
"Whoever connects a row" means who comes to fill the gap in the row and complete it. "Be gentle with the hands of your brothers" means if a person comes to a row and wishes to enter it, then every person should ease (space) for him with his shoulders so that he could stand in the row. It also means, if there is no space in the row then one should not try to enter it by force and create an uneasy situation for his brothers already standing in the row.
