"I used to lead my people Bani Salim in prayer. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'I have lost my eyesight and the rainwater prevents me from reaching the masjid of my people. I would like you to come and pray in my house in a place that I can take as a masjid.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I will do that, if Allah (SWT) wills.' The next day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, and Abu Bakr was with him, after the day had grown hot. The Prophet ﷺ asked for permission to enter, and I gave him permission. He did not sit own until he asked: 'Where would you like me to pray in your house?' I showed him the place where I wanted him to pray, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood there and formed a row behind him, then he said the salam and we said the salam when he did."  

سَمِعْتُ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِقَوْمِي بَنِي سَالِمٍ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ السُّيُولَ تَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ فَصَلَّيْتَ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مَسْجِدًا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَأَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَغَدَا عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ مَعَهُ بَعْدَ مَا اشْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا حِينَ سَلَّمَ  

'Itban bin Malik As-Salimi who was the chief of his people Banu Salim and had participated in (the battle of) Badr with the Messenger of Allah said: "I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my sight is failing and the flood comes and prevents me from reaching the mosque of my people, and it is too hard for me to cross the water. Do you think you could come and perform prayer in my house in a place which I can then take as a place of prayer?' He said: 'I will do that.' The following day, the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr came, when the heat of the day had grown intense. He asked permission to enter, and I gave him permission. He did not sit down until he said: 'Where would you like me to perform prayer for you in your house?' I showed him the place where I wanted him to pray, so the Messenger of Allah stood and we lined up behind him, and he led us in praying two Rak'ah (units). Then I asked him to stay and eat some Khazirah that had been prepared for them.'"  

عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ وَكَانَ قَدْ عَقَلَ مَجَّةً مَجَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ دَلْوٍ فِي بِئْرٍ لَهُمْ عَنْ عِتْبَانَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ السَّالِمِيِّ وَكَانَ إِمَامَ قَوْمِهِ بَنِي سَالِمٍ وَكَانَ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ مِنْ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ السَّيْلَ يَأْتِينِي فَيَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي وَيَشُقُّ عَلَىَّ اجْتِيَازُهُ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَنِي فَتُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى فَافْعَلْ قَالَ أَفْعَلُ فَغَدَا عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ مَا اشْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ لَكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ احْتَبَسْتُهُ عَلَى خَزِيرَةٍ تُصْنَعُ لَهُمْ  

Messenger of Allah, I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in prayer. When there is a downpour there is then a current (of water) in the valley that stands between me and them and I find it impossible to go to their mosque and lead them in prayer. Messenger of Allah, I earnestly beg of you that you should come and observe prayer at a place of worship (in my house) so that I should then use it as a place of worship. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Well, it God so wills. I would soon do so. 'Itban said: On the following day when the day dawned, the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) came along with Abu Bakr at-Siddiq, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked permission (to get into the house). I gave him the permission, and be did not sit after entering the house, when he said: At what place in your house you desire me to say prayer? I ('Itban b. Malik) said: I pointed to a corner in the house, The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood (at that place for prayer) and pronounced Allah-o-Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) (as an expression for the commencement of prayer). We too stood behind him, and he said two rak'ahs and then pronounced salutation (marking the end of the prayer). We detained him (the Holy Prophet) for the meat curry we had prepared for, him. The people of the neighbouring houses came and thus there was a good gathering in (our house). One of them said: Where is Malik b. Dukhshun? Upon this one of them remarked: He is a hypocrite; he does not love Allah and His Messenger. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not say so about him. Don't you see that he utters La ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah) and seeks the pleasure of Allah through it? They said: Allah and His Messenger know beet. One (among the audience) said: We see his inclination and wellwishing for hypocrites only. Upon this the Messenger of Allah' ﷺ again said: Verily Allah has forbidden the Fire for one who says: There is no god but Allah, thereby seeking Allah's pleasure. Ibn Shihab said: I asked Husain b. Muhammad al-Ansar (he was one of the leaders of Banu Salim) about the hadith transmitted by Mahmud b. Rabi' and he testified it. (Using translation from Muslim 33c)  

أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي وَإِذَا كَانَ الْأَمْطَارُ سَالَ الْوَادِي الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ آتِيَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ فَأُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْتِي فَتُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِي حَتَّى أَتَّخِذَهُ مُصَلًّى قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَأَفْعَلُ» قَالَ عِتْبَانُ فَغَدَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حِينَ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ؟ » قَالَ فَأَشَرْتُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ فَقُمْنَا وَرَاءَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ قَالَ «وَحَبَسْنَاهُ عَلَى خَزِيرَةٍ صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ looking at me in my face with a hanging bucket in our house. Mahmud said, Abu Usamah narrated to me, he said, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, my vision has become weak, and when the rain intensifies, the valley overflows and this hinders me from going to the mosque. If I prayed at home in a designated spot, would it be acceptable?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, it would." So the next day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me with Abu Bakr and they sought permission, so I granted it to them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not sit until he said, "Where would you like me to pray in your house?" So I pointed him to a spot and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked ahead and we lined up behind him. He prayed two units of prayer and we confined the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to a small chamber that we made for him.  

عَقَلْتُ مَجَّةً مَجَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي وَجْهِي مِنْ دَلْوٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فِي دَارِنَا قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي عِتْبَانُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَصَرِي قَدْ سَاءَ وَإِنَّ الْأَمْطَارَ إِذَا اشْتَدَّتْ سَالَ الْوَادِي فَحَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي فَلَوْ صَلَّيْتُ فِي مَنْزِلِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَغَدَا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاسْتَأْذَنَا فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُمَا قَالَ فَمَا جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَالَ «أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ؟ » فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَحَبَسْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَزِيرَةٍ صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ  

"I used to lead my people Bani Salim in prayer. I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'I have lost my eyesight and the rainwater prevents me from reaching the masjid of my people. I would like you to come and pray in my house in a place that I can take as a masjid.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I will do that, if Allah (SWT) wills.' The next day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, and Abu Bakr was with him, after the day had grown hot. The Prophet ﷺ asked for permission to enter, and I gave him permission. He did not sit own until he asked: 'Where would you like me to pray in your house?' I showed him the place where I wanted him to pray, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood there and formed a row behind him, then he said the salam and we said the salam when he did." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1327)  

سَمِعْتُ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي بَنِي سَالِمٍ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ السُّيُولَ تَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ فَصَلَّيْتَ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مَسْجِدًا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَأَفْعَلُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَغَدَا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَهُ بَعْدَمَا اشْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى قَالَ «أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّي مِنْ بَيْتِكَ؟» فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ «فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَسَلَّمْنَا حِينَ سَلَّمَ»  

[Machine] Verily, I understood a level of utmost understanding from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he drew water from a bucket in our house. Mahmoud said: 'It was narrated to me by 'Utbaan ibn Maalik who said: I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my eyesight has become weak and when the rain becomes intense and the valley overflows, it becomes difficult for me to reach the mosque of my people for prayer. So if I were to pray in my own house in a specific place, would that be considered a place of prayer?' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'Yes, it would be.' So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , came to me the next day with Abu Bakr. They sought permission and I granted it to them. He did not sit down until he said: 'Where would you like me to pray in your house?' So I pointed to a corner, and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , advanced and we lined up behind him. He prayed two units of prayer with us, and we made a makeshift platform for the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ .  

إِنِّي لَأَعْقِلُ مَجَّةً مَجَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ دَلْوٍ فِي دَارِنَا قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي عِتْبَانُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بَصَرِي قَدْ سَاءَ وَإِنَّ الْأَمْطَارَ إِذَا اشْتَدَّتْ وَسَالَ الْوَادِي حَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي فَلَوْ صَلَّيْتَ فِي مَنْزِلِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَغَدَا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاسْتَأْذَنَا فَأُذِنَ لَهُمَا فَمَا جَلَسَ حَتَّى قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي مَنْزِلِكَ؟ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَحَبَسْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى جَشِيشَةٍ صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I am having problems with my eyesight, and the flood comes and blocks the way between me and the mosque of my people. If you see it fit, can I come and pray in my house in a place that I designate as a prayer area?" He said, "Yes." The next day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr came to me after the day had become hot, and asked for permission to enter. I granted them permission, and he did not sit down until he asked me, "Where do you prefer that I pray for you in your house?" So I pointed to the place where I preferred him to pray. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, said takbeer, and we lined up behind him. He prayed two units of prayer for us.  

جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ مِنْ بَصَرِي وَإِنَّ السَّيْلَ يَأْتِي فَيَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَسْجِدِ قَوْمِي فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ فَتُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي مَكَانًا أَتَّخِذُهُ مُصَلًّى فَقَالَ أَفْعَلُ فَغَدَا عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ مَا اشْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى قَالَ أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ لَكَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ؟ فَأَشَرْتُ لَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ وَصَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ