"When anyone of you prays toward a Sutra, let him get close to it and not allow the Shaitan to sever his prayer for him."
Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 9, Hadith 7
← Previous Hadith It was narrated from Ibn Umar concerning the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he said: "He used to set up a short spear then pray facing toward it."

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 9, Hadith 6 Next Hadith → It was narrated from Abdullah bin Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the Ka'bah with Usamah bin Zaid, Bilal and Uthman bin Talha al Hajabi, and locked the door behind him. Abdullah bin Umar said: "I asked Bilal when he came out: " What did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do?" He said: "He stood with one pillar to his left, two pillars to his right and three pillars behind him - at that time the House stood on six pillars - and he prayed with approximately three forearm's length between him and the wall."

Sunan an-Nasa'i Book 9, Hadith 8