Chapters
Hadith
Narrators
Biography: Imam Ibn Habban (rh)

صحیح ابن حبان
Sahih Ibn Hibban
كِتَابُ الصَّلَاةِ
Book of Prayer
باب فرض متابعة الإمام - ذكر استعمال المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم الفعل المضاد له في الظاهر
Chapter on the Obligation to Follow the Imam – The Prophet’s Apparent Contradictory Action
Show diacritics
Hadith Number: 2220
اخبرنا ابو خليفة ، قال: حدثنا إبراهيم بن بشار ، قال: حدثنا سفيان ، عن ايوب ، عن نافع ، عن ابن عمر ، قال: سالت بلالا : " اين صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين دخل الكعبة؟ قال: بين العمودين المتقدمين" . قال: ونسيت ان اساله كم صلى. قال ابو حاتم: هذا الفعل ينهى عنه بين السواري جماعة، واما استعمال المرء مثله منفردا فجائز.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him): When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the Ka'bah, where did he pray? He replied: Between the two front pillars. The narrator says: I did not remember to ask him how many rak'ahs the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The action is that it is prohibited to perform congregational prayer between the pillars, but as for an individual praying between the pillars, that is permissible.


تخریج الحدیث:
See Further Takhrij & Explanation