Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ نَقْصٍ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثًا وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَتِمُّوا الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ نَقْصٌ فَلْيَكُنْ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ.
English Translation
Abd al-Wahhab told us, from Sa'id, from Qatada, from Anas, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Complete the front row first, then the one following it; whatever deficiency remains, let it be in the last row.' Hasan ibn Musa told us: Shayban told us, from Qatada, and he mentioned a hadith, and Qatada used to say: 'Complete the front row, then the one following it; if there is a deficiency, let it be in the last row.'