English translation
1005. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Allāh and His angels send blessings upon the right side of the rows.'" (Hasan)
Hadith 1005
The Virtue Of The Right Side Of The Row
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 1005 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 321
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- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1005 · Volume 3 · Page 5
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Arabic text
1005 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى مَيَامِنِ الصُّفُوفِ»
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The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ loved to start from the right-hand side for all acts considered good by the inborn instinct or by the Islamic Shari'ah. (Sahih Muslim: 514 & 515), Thus, in the light of this Hadith, as far as possible, effort should be made to stand on the right-hand side of the row in the prayer. However, there is another more authentic Hadith that mentions the excellence of close-knit rows but not of standing on the right or left side of the Imām. And Allāh knows best.