10/31. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 819 — Completing and Cutting Rows
One who completes a row
Hadith About Joining Rows and Not Cutting Them
Sunan an-Nasai : 819
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 819
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَثْرُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ وَصَلَ صَفًّا وَصَلَهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ قَطَعَ صَفًّا قَطَعَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "Whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him, and whoever cuts a row, may Allah cut him off."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 819In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 820
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 819
This Hadith about joining rows and not cutting them is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him, and whoever cuts a row, may Allah cut him off. The wording is short but serious. It connects a person’s action in the prayer row with a supplication or warning mentioned by the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). This hadith matches search terms such as whoever completes a row hadith, cutting prayer rows hadith, and join rows in salah. The text does not describe every form of cutting a row, so the safe explanation is simple: completing and connecting the row is praised, while breaking or cutting it is warned against.
What we learn from this hadith
- Completing a row is praised in the wording of the hadith.
- Cutting a row is warned against in strong terms.
- The hadith encourages worshippers to help keep rows connected.
- Prayer row order is treated as a serious matter.
