أَخْبَرَنَا
عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ
مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ، أَنَّ
عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ كَانَ يَؤُمُّ قَوْمَهُ وَهُوَ أَعْمَى ، وَأَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّهَا تَكُونُ الظُّلَمْةُ وَالْمَطَرُ وَالسَّيْلُ ، وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ ، فَصَلِّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى ، قَالَ : فَجَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ ؟ " فَأَشَارَ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ ، فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Sayyiduna Mahmood bin Rabee’ Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Sayyiduna ‘Itbaan bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead his people in prayer. He was blind. He submitted to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sometimes the darkness is intense, or it has rained, or there is water on the path, and I am a blind man. O Messenger of Allah! Please perform prayer at some place in my house so that I may make that place my prayer area. The narrator states: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and asked: Which place is it where you wish me to perform prayer? So he pointed to a part of his house. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prayer there.