10/27. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 813 — Make Your Rows Straight
Hoe many times should he say "Make your rows straight?"
Hadith About Make Your Rows Straight in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 813
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 813
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ " اسْتَوُوا اسْتَوُوا اسْتَوُوا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاكُمْ مِنْ خَلْفِي كَمَا أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَىَّ " .
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "Make your rows straight, make your rows straight, make your rows straight. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! I can see you behind me as I can see you in front of me."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 813In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 814
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 813
This Hadith about make your rows straight in prayer is narrated from Anas. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to say, “Make your rows straight” three times. Then he swore by the One in Whose Hand is his soul and said that he could see those behind him as he could see those in front of him. The repeated command makes the topic very clear: row straightening mattered before prayer. The hadith is useful for search terms like make your rows straight hadith, Prophet saw behind him in prayer, and straight rows in salah. The text does not add a long explanation, but the repetition itself gives weight to the instruction. Worshippers were expected to stand with care and not treat the rows lightly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) repeated the command to straighten rows three times.
- Straight rows were emphasized before prayer.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said he could see those behind him during prayer.
- The narration teaches care and order in congregational prayer.
