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This pillar was located behind [[Fatima's house|Fatima’s house]] and on its north side. Now there is a small mihrab<ref>Shurrāb, ''Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra'', p. 42.</ref>which when someone stands in front of it, the pillar is placed on his left, facing the [[Bab Jibrīl]](the gate of Gabriel) .<ref>Najjār, ''Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madina'',  p. 257; Yamānī, ''Mawsūʿa makka al-mukarrama wa al-madina al-munawwara'', vol. 2, p. 420.</ref> This pillar was next to the main place of Bab Jibrīl before the development of [[Masjid al-Nabī|Masjid al-Nabi]], which is now a little behind the first place. is located.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmi Makka wa Madīna'', p.195.</ref>  

Currently, it is located inside the Prophet’s shrine and on the marble stone they have placed there, they have written: “This is Mutahajj al-Nabi: This is the place where the Prophet spent the night.”

The reason why this pillar is named Tahjud is because when the mosque was empty of worshipers, the Prophet would spread a mat next to this pillar, which was located after the door of the house of the Commander of the Faithful, and would stand on it to perform Tahjud and pray.[4] Ali (pbuh) also prays the night prayer here. [5. Najjār, Muḥammad  b. Maḥmūd al- .Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madinap.125.Samhūdī, ʿAlī b. ʿAbd Allāh. Wafāʾ al-wafā bi akhbār dar al-Muṣṭafā vol.2.p.420]

Following the imitation of some Muslims from the Messenger of God, he collected the mat and in response to those who asked the reason for this, he said: I was afraid that the night prayer would become obligatory on you and you would not be able to do it. [6. Samhūdī, ʿAlī b. ʿAbd Allāh. Wafāʾ al-wafā vol2.p.187 ] Ibn Najjar and Mutari from This place has been referred to as “Masli al-Nabi, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, in Lail: the night prayer place of the Prophet”. In the following centuries, an altar was built in that place.[7.Samhūdī, ʿAlī b. ʿAbd Allāh. Wafāʾ al-wafā vol2.p.189.    ][8.Samhūdī, ʿAlī b. ʿAbd Allāh. Wafāʾ al-wafā vol 2p.189. ]

In the sources, there are narrations about the virtue of praying next to this pillar; Among them, Muhammad bin Hanafiyah, the son of Imam Ali, said to Saeed bin Abdullah bin Fazil, who was praying there: This is where the prayer of the Messenger of God was when he brought the Nafala at night. Therefore, be there continuously.[9. Najjār, Muḥammad  b. Maḥmūd al- .Al-Durra al-thamīna fī akhbār al-madinap.257.. ][10. Ansārī, Nājī  Muḥammad Ḥasan ʿabdu l-qādir al-. ʿImārah wa tawsiah al-masjid al-nabawīī p.73. ]

*Shurrāb Muḥammad Muḥammad b. Ḥasan. Al- maʿālim al-ʾathīra fī al-sunna wa al-sīra. Beirut: Dār al-kutub al-ʿarabī, 1387AH.