الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 555

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the limit of al-Rawdah in the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, is to the edge of the shadows. The limit of the Masjid is up to two pillars from the right side of the pulpit up to the pathway in front of the night Suq (market).”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musa ibn Bakr from ‘Abd al-‘A’la’ Mawla ale Sam who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘What was the area of the Masjid of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘It was three thousand six hundred square yards.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Did the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, say, “Between my house and my pulpit is a garden of the gardens of paradise?”’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘Yes, he did say so.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘The house of Ali and Fatimah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, is between the house of the Holy Prophet and the door which is parallel to the alley toward al-Baqi‘.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If you enter through that door, the wall is on the side of your left shoulder.’ He (the Imam) them mentioned other houses and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah has said, “Performing salat (prayer) in my Masjid is equal to one thousand salat (prayer) in other places except Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred Masjid) where it is more virtuous.’””

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

9. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ and a number of our people from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Qasim ibn Salim who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘If you enter (the Masjid of the Holy Prophet) through the door of al-Baqi‘, the house of Ali (a.s.), is on your left side, a goat’s passage away from the door. It is by the side of the house of the Messenger of Allah. The doors of both houses are close by.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.