Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Cannot any one of you (according to the version of the narrator AbdulWarith) step forward or backward or at his right or left. The version of Hammad added: during prayer; that is, in supererogatory prayer.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 1006
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ابن ماجه (1427), ليث بن أبي سليم ضعيف, وھذا الحديث ضعفه البخاري في صحيحه (848), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 48
Hadith Takhrij« صحیح البخاری/الأذان 157 (848 تعلیقاً)، سنن ابن ماجہ/إقامة الصلاة 203 (1427)، (تحفة الأشراف: 12179)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/425) (صحیح) »
1006. Commentary: The purpose is that after performing the obligatory (fard) prayer, one should change one's place to some extent before offering the voluntary (nafl) prayer at the same spot.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1006
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Is anyone of you incapable, when he prays, of stepping forwards or backwards, or to his right or left?” meaning in order to offer a voluntary prayer.
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit: Most people are heedless of this etiquette of prayer. After the obligatory (fard) prayer, the sunnah and voluntary (nafl) prayers should not be performed in the same place. Either one should change one’s place, or converse with one’s companion. For example, after giving salam, one may inquire about his well-being. Or, after reciting the prescribed (masnun) remembrances (adhkar), one may then perform the prayers in the same place. This subject has also been mentioned in authentic (sahih) hadiths. Therefore, according to some individuals, this narration is also authentic.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1427