Hadith 5927

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ , قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَر , أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : دَخَلَ الْكَعْبَةَ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ ، وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، وَبِلَالٌ ، فَأَغْلَقَهَا ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ سَأَلْتُ بِلَالًا , مَاذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ 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 يَذْكُرْ الَّذِي بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once entered the House of Allah (the Ka'bah), and at that time Usama bin Zaid, Uthman bin Talhah, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with them) were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) closed the door. Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, I asked Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), "What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do inside?" He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, leaving two pillars on his right, one pillar on his left, and three pillars behind him. At that time, there was a distance of three cubits between the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the wall of the Ka'bah. Salim says that in those days, the House of Allah was built upon six pillars.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 5927
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 505.