Straighten the rows and close the gaps!

٠ عَن النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ رضي الله عنه قال: أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: ‏((أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ)).‏ ثَلاَثًا. ((وَاللهِ لَتُقِيمُنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ)).‏ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَرُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَةِ صَاحِبِهِ وَكَعْبَهُ بِكَعْبِهِ.‏ Narrated An-Nu’mān ibn Bashīr: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ paid attention to the people and said three times; “straighten your rows (in prayer); by Allah, you must straighten your rows, or Allah will certainly put your faces in contrary directions.” I then saw that every person stood in prayer keeping his shoulder close to that of the other, and his knee close to that of the other, and his ankle close to that of the other. [Sunan Abi Dawud, 662] Bukhāri alluded to the above narration in his Ṣahih, under the chapter heading: باب إلزاق المنكب بالمنكب والقدم بالقدم في الصف Chapter: Standing shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot [when standing] in the row Under this chapter, Bukhāri cited the following ḥadīth: ٠ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رضي الله عنه عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: ((أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ، فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي))‏.‏ وَكَانَ أَحَدُنَا يُلْزِقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَقَدَمَهُ بِقَدَمِهِ‏.‏ Narrated Anas ibn Mālik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Straighten your rows, for I see you from behind my back.” Anas added, Everyone of us used to put his shoulder with the shoulder of his companion and his foot with the foot of his companion. [Sahih al-Bukhari, 725] Listen: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/9274