It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best rows for men are the front ones, and the worst are the back ones. The best rows for women are the back ones, and the worst are the front ones.

Hazrat Saad bin Ibrahim narrates that when the prayer was established, Urwah bin Zubair said, "Move forward, move forward."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The first row is like the row of angels. If you knew its reality, you would rush towards it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best row for men is the front one and the worst row is the last one. The best row for women is the last one and the worst row is the front one.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw an empty space in the first row, so he said that Allah Almighty and His angels send mercy upon the first rows. Upon hearing this, people rushed to fill that empty space.