Performing one’s Salah in the first Saff
Question
I Wish to know what are the virtues of standing in the first row when reading namaz?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There are numerous virtues of performing Salah in the first Saff (row).
Rasullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is reported to have said:
Translation: Abdur-Rahmān bin ‘Awf (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: ‘Allah and the angels send blessings upon the first row.’” (Sunan Ibn Mājah 999)
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Translation: It was narrated from Al ‘irbāḍ bin Sāriyah narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would send blessings on the first row three times and on the second row once.
(Sunan Al Nasā’ī 817)
It is understood from the above-mentioned narrations that there are great virtues and rewards of performing Salah in the first Saff.
We advise that one makes all efforts to ensure that all his Salah is performed in the first Saff.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
Student - Darul Iftaa
Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
(2021-02-03)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ
عَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثَلاَثًا وَعَلَى الثَّانِي وَاحِدَةً .
- Answered by
- Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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