Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيٌّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ آتِي مَعَ سَلَمَةَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْأُسْطُوَانَةِ الَّتِي عِنْدَ الْمُصْحَفِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا مُسْلِمٍ أَرَاكَ تَتَحَرَّى الصَّلَاةَ عِنْدَ هَذِهِ الْأُسْطُوَانَةِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَحَرَّى الصَّلَاةَ عِنْدَهَا.
English Translation
He said: Makki narrated to us, who said: Yazid ibn Abi 'Ubayd narrated to us, who said: I used to go with Salamah to the mosque, and he would pray by the pillar near the mushaf. I said: "O Abu Muslim, I see you seeking out prayer at this pillar." He said: "For I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, seeking out prayer near it."