Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ الْجَدَلِيِّ قَالَ أَبِي و حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ثَلَاثًا وَاللَّهِ لَتُقِيمُنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ كَعْبَهُ بِكَعْبِ صَاحِبِهِ وَرُكْبَتَهُ بِرُكْبَتِهِ وَمَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِهِ.
English Translation
Waki' told us: Zakariyya told us, from Abu al-Qasim al-Jadali, he said: My father [narrated] - and Yazid b. Harun told us: Zakariyya informed us, from Husayn b. al-Harith Abu al-Qasim, that he heard al-Nu'man b. Bashir say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned his face toward the people and said, "Straighten your rows" - three times - "By Allah, you shall straighten your rows, or Allah will surely turn your hearts against one another." He said: So I saw a man pressing his ankle against his companion's ankle, his knee against his knee, and his shoulder against his shoulder.