Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the place where the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prostration and the wall had a distance between them such that a goat could pass through.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that there was a space between the wall of the mosque and the pulpit equal to the distance that a goat could pass through.

Hazrat Yazid bin Abi Ubaid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that I used to attend (the Prophet’s Mosque) with Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Salamah would always pray facing the pillar where the Qur’an was kept. I said to him,“O Abu Muslim, I see that you always pray facing this pillar.”He replied,“I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) specifically pray facing this pillar.”