. ESTABLISHING THE PRAYER H 1105 "Keeping the line straight is a part of establishing the prayer." R 1105 Bukhari also narrates this. KEEP THE ROWS OF PRAYER STRAIGHT H 1104 "Keep your rows straight because keeping them straight is part of the correct way of prayer." R 1104 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this ELDERLY AND THE WISE H 1100 "For the prayer, let those who are elderly and wise be nearest to me. (then those after in rank then those after in rank)..'" R 1100 Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah the son of Mas'ud, who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this. "If people know what in the first prayer line (of reward ) they will compete even with arrows for it"
1087- وعن أنس رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : قال رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ؛ فَإنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصَّفِّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلاَةِ" متفقٌ عَلَيهِ . وفي رواية للبخاري : "فَإنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ مِنْ إقَامَةِ الصَّلاَةِ" . 1083- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه : أنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ : "لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إلاَّ أنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا عَلَيْهِ لاسْتَهَمُوا" متفقٌ عَلَيهِ .