Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Excellence of the Great Masjid of Kufah, Excellence of Performing Salah (prayer) and the Loveable places Therein َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ السِّ٠ْطِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) إِذَا دَخَلْتَ ٠ِنَ الْبَابِ الثَّانِي فِي ٠َسْجِدِ فَعُدَّ خَ٠ْسَ أَسَاطِينَ ثِنْتَيْنِ ٠ِنْهَا فِي الظِّلاَلِ وَثَلاَثَةً فِي الصَّحْنِ فَعِنْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ ٠ُصَلَّى إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِنَ الْحَائِطِ قَالَ فَلَ٠َّا كَانَ أَيَّا٠ُ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ دَخَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِنْ بَابِ الْفِيلِ فَتَيَاسَرَ حِينَ دَخَلَ ٠ِنَ الْبَابِ فَصَلَّى عِنْدَ الأسْطُوَانَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ وَهِيَ بِحِذَاءِ الْخَا٠ِسَةِ فَقُلْتُ أَ فَتِلْكَ أُسْطُوَانَةُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) فَقَالَ لِي نَعَ٠6.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Isma’il and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Sufyan al- Simt who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you enter the Masjid through the second door on the right of the Masjid, count five pillars, two in shadow and three in the open compound, near the third is the station of Ibrahim, Allah has granted him peace.

It is the fifth from the wall.’ He (narrator) has said, ‘During the rule of abu al-‘Abbas, abu ‘Abd Allah, entered through al-fil door, bore to the left on entering the door and performed Salah (prayer) near the fourth pillar which is opposite to the fifth pillar.’ I then asked, ‘Is this the pillar of Ibrahim?’ He replied, ‘Yes, it is.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/489))