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(Book 9, Hadith 48) #35429
Straightening Rows for Prayer

SUMMARY: Uthman ibn Affan was talking to someone while he was straightening the rows for prayer and then he told them to line up in the row and said the takbir.

Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl ibn Malik, that his father said, "I was with Uthman ibn Affan when the iqama was said for the prayer and I was talking to him about being assigned a definite allowance by him. I continued talking to him while he was levelling some small stones with his sandals, and then some men that he had entrusted to straighten the rows came and told him that the rows were straight. He said to me, 'Line up in the row,' and then he said the takbir".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَقَامَتِ الصَّلاَةُ وَأَنَا أُكَلِّمُهُ، فِي أَنْ يَفْرِضَ، لِي فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُكَلِّمُهُ وَهُوَ يُسَوِّي الْحَصْبَاءَ بِنَعْلَيْهِ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ رِجَالٌ قَدْ كَانَ وَكَلَهُمْ بِتَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ ‏.‏ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ الصُّفُوفَ قَدِ اسْتَوَتْ فَقَالَ لِي اسْتَوِ فِي الصَّفِّ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ

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prayer  *  up  *  takbir

QUICK LESSONS:
Line Up Properly When Praying, Follow Instructions Given By Those Who Are Entrusted With Authority Over Us

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Uthman ibn Affan teaching people how important it is to line up properly when praying. He was talking with someone while he was leveling some small stones with his sandals and then some men that he had entrusted came and told him that the rows were straight. He then instructed them to line up in a row before saying the takbir which is an Islamic phrase meaning "God is great". This hadith teaches us about how important it is to be organized when we pray as well as emphasizing on following instructions given by those who are entrusted with authority over us. It also shows us how even small tasks such as leveling stones can be done with intention of pleasing God, which should be our ultimate goal in life.

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