((وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) بِنَحْوِهِ وَفِيهِ) فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ سَأَلْتُ بِلَالًا مَاذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ تَرَكَ عَمُودَيْنِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَمُودًا عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَثَلَاثَةَ أَعْمِدَةٍ خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى وَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَذْرُعٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ وَكَانَ الْبَيْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى سِتَّةِ أَعْمِدَةٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الَّذِي بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ
(Second chain of narration) A similar hadith is narrated, except that in it: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the House of Allah, I asked Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did inside the House of Allah. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and prayed in such a way that out of the three pillars in front, two pillars were on his right side, one pillar was on his left side, and the three pillars at the back were left behind him. There was a distance of about three hand spans between him and the wall of the Qiblah. Ishaq, the narrator, stated that in those days the structure of the House of Allah was based on six pillars. This narrator did not mention the distance between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Qiblah.