Hadith 83

closer through them-asws to You-azwj and do not Distance me from You-azwj! Ameen, Lord-azwj of the worlds! ’
Then begin the Salat with the prayer leader in congregation except it will obligate the Forgiveness for him from Allah-azwj and the Paradise from before the prayer leader performs Salaam’’. [149]
And from him, ‘From Abu Al-Hassan-asws having said: ‘Awaiting the congregational Salat from a congregation to a congregation is atonement of every sin’’. [150]
(The book) ‘Sawaab Al Amaal’ – from his father, from Sa’ad Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn Bin Abu Al Khattab, from Wuheyb Bin Hafs, from Abu Baseer, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O you people! Straighten your rows and touch your shoulders (of each other) lest there happens to be a gap among you, and do not differ for Allah-azwj will Cause your hearts to differ! Indeed, and I-saww can see you all from my back! ’’[151]
(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – from Muhammad Bin Al-Hassan Bin Al Waleed, from Abdullah Bin Ja’far Al Himeyri, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Abu Al-Hassan Al Laysi, ‘From Al-Sadiq-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws, from the Prophet-saww having said: ‘Your Imams (leaders) are your guides to Allah-azwj, therefore look (consider) who you are following in your religion and your Salats’’. [152]
(The book) ‘Al Basaair’ of Al Saffar – from Ayoub Bin Nuh, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, from Al A’ala, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far-asws, ‘The man happens to be in the Masjid and the rows happen to be various wherein are the people. Should I incline to him walking until we straighten it? ’
He-asws said: ‘There is no problem with it. Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O you people! I-saww see you all from my-saww back just as I-saww see you all from my front! ’ Therefore, straighten your rows or Allah-azwj will Cause differing between your hearts! ’’[153]
(The book) ‘Al Basaair’ – from Ali Bin Ismail, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Ala’a, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, ‘From Abu Ja’far-asws, he (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him-asws, ‘We pray Salat in a Masjid of ours. Sometime the row is in front of us and there is a termination in it. So shall I walk to it sideways until I straighten it? ’
He-asws said: ‘Yes, Rasool-Allah-saww, may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon him-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws said: ‘I-saww see you all from my-saww back just as I-saww see you all from my-saww front! Either you straighten your rows or Allah-azwj will Cause differing(s) between your hearts’’. [154]
And from him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Ubeydullah Al Halby, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Straighten your rows for I-saww can see you all from my-saww back just as I-saww see you all from my-saww front, and do not differ, for Allah-azwj will Cause differing between your hearts! ’’[155]
(The book) ‘Al Basaair’ – from Al-Hassan Bin Ali, from Ubeys Bin Hisham, from Abu Ismail a scribe of Shureyh, from Abu Attab Ziyad, a slave of the family of Dagsh, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Establ