The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
كتاب الإمامة
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Virtue of (prayer in) congregation
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Complete the first row, then the one behind it, and if any row is to be left incomplete let it be the last row."
ARABIC
أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ