The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Malik through a different chain of narrators. He (‘Abd Al Rahman bin Mahdi) did not mention the words “pillars”. This version adds “He then prayed and there was a distance of three cubits between him and the qiblah.”
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد بن إسحاق الأذرمي، حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي، عن مالك، بهذا الحديث لم يذكر السواري قال ثم صلى وبينه وبين القبلة ثلاثة أذرع .
Chapter : The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa’l-Hajj) – كتاب المناسك