2/229. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1082 — Space Around the Prophet's Pulpit
The Place Of The Minbar
Hadith About the Space Between the Minbar and Mosque Wall
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1082
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1082
حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبَيْنَ الْحَائِطِ كَقَدْرِ مَمَرِّ الشَّاةِ .
Salama bin Al-Akwa` Narrated from:
The space between the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the wall (of the mosque) was such that a goat could pass.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1082In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 693English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1077
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1082
This Hadith gives a clear picture of the Prophet's mosque layout. Salamah b. al-Akwa' said the space between the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and the wall was only wide enough for a goat to pass. The core topic is the Prophet's minbar and the physical space around it. The Hadith is brief, but it helps readers searching for a hadith about the Prophet's pulpit, mosque wall, or minbar location. It does not discuss a broad legal ruling in this text. It simply records a measured detail from the mosque, showing how closely the Companions observed and preserved even small matters linked to the Prophet's worship space.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions preserved even small details about the Prophet's mosque.
- The minbar had a known place near the wall of the mosque.
- Simple descriptions in Hadith can help us picture early mosque life.
- Careful observation was part of how the Sunnah was transmitted.
