صَحِيحُ مُسْلِمٍ
Sahih Muslim 438 b
The Book of Prayers
Straightening The Rows; The Virtue Of The Front Row And Then The Next; Competing With One Another For The Front Row; The People Of Virtue Should Take Precedence And Be Closest To The Imam
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَوْمًا فِي مُؤَخَّرِ الْمَسْجِدِ . فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw people at the end of the mosque, and then the (above-mentioned hadith) was narrated.
Sahih Muslim, 438 bSahihصحيح