Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ طَرَفَةَ الطَّائِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ السُّوَائِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا تَصُفُّونَ كَمَا تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ تَصُفُّ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهَا قَالَ يُتَمِّمُونَ الصُّفُوفَ الْأُولَى وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّفِّ.
English Translation
Waki' told us, al-A'mash told us, from al-Musayyab ibn Rafi', from Tamim ibn Tarafah al-Ta'i, from Jabir ibn Samurah al-Suwa'i, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord, blessed and exalted is He?" We said: "O Messenger of Allah, how do the angels form rows before their Lord?" He said: "They complete the front rows first, and they stand close together in the row."