حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ وَابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَيْتَ وَمَعَهُ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ وَبِلَالٌ فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَجَافَ عَلَيْهِمْ الْبَابَ فَمَكَثَ فِيهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ لَقِيتُ مِنْهُمْ بِلَالًا فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ هَاهُنَا بَيْنَ الْأُسْطُوَانَتَيْنِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4464
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of ALlah (PBUH) entered the House accompanied by al-Fadl ibn 'Abbaas, Usaamah ibn Zayd, 'Uthmaan ibn Talhah and Bilaal. He instructed Bilaal to close the door, and lie stayed inside for as long as Allah willed, then he came out. Ibn 'Umar said: The first one of them whom I met was Bilaal. I said: Where did the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) pray? he said: Here, between the two pillars.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020