Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8965 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ مُرَّةَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ حُدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ خَلْفَ كُلِّ سَارِيَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا أُصَلِّي إِذْ أَتَانَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ لِأُخْبِرَهُ بِأَمْرِي فَسَبَقَنِي رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالَّذِي أَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «§لَوْ يَعْلَمُ هَذَا أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ عِنْدَ أَدْنَى سَارِيَةٍ مَا جَاوَزَهَا حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ صَلَاتَهُ»
English Translation
Murrah al-Hamdani said: I resolved to pray behind every pillar in the mosque of Kufa. While I was praying, Ibn Mas'ud came to the mosque. I went to tell him about my plan, but a man beat me to it and told him what I was doing. Ibn Mas'ud said: 'If this man knew that Allah the Almighty is at the nearest pillar, he would not have passed it until he finished his prayer.'