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227. An-Nu'mān bin Bashīr said: "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ would straighten our lines. One day he came out and saw a man whose chest was protruding from the people, so he said: 'You must straighten your lines, or Allāh will cause disagreement to occur among your faces.'"[1] (Ṣaḥīh)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jābir bin Samurah, Al-Barā', Jābir bin 'Abdullāh, Anas, Abū Hurairah, and 'Āishah.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of An-Nu'mān bin Bashīr is a Ḥasan Ṣahīh Ḥadīth.
It has been related that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Establishing the lines is part of the completeness of the Ṣalāt."
It has been related that 'Umar would appoint some men to straighten the lines, so he would not say the Takbīr until he was told that the lines were straight.
And it has been related from 'Alī and 'Uthmān that they would also do that, and that they would say: "Straighten."
And 'Alī would say: "O so-and-so! Move forward. O so-and-so! Move back."
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[1] An-Nawawī said: "The apparent meaning is that enmity, hatred and dissention will occur in your hearts." See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
It is sad that these days the straightening of rows gets no attention and is dealt with extreme carelessness and negligence. Due to this, mutual grudge, enmity, dispute and disruption is rife; but none is prepared to learn lessons. May Allāh bestow upon us the power and ability to walk the path of guidance!
