Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ الْمُقَدَّمُ وَشَرُّهَا الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَشَرُّهَا الْمُقَدَّمُ.
English Translation
Abu Ahmad and Abdullah ibn al-Walid told us, they said: Sufyan told us, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil, from Jabir, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he said: "The best of the rows of men is the front one, and the worst is the last one; and the best of the rows of women is the last one, and the worst is the front one."