Hadith 771:25
Muhammad ibn Ja‘far narrated to us, ‘Awf narrated to us, from Maymun Abu ‘Abd Allah, from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said: A group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) had doors opening into the mosque. He said: Then one day he said, "Close these doors, except for the door of ‘Ali." He said: The people spoke about that. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) stood up, praised Allah the Exalted and extolled Him, then said: "As for what follows, I was commanded to close these doors, except for the door of ‘Ali, and your speaker said what he said regarding it. And I, by Allah, did not close anything nor did I open it, but I was commanded to do something, so I followed it."
حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، حدثنا عوف، عن ميمون أبي عبد الله، عن زيد بن أرقم قال: كان لنفر من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أبواب شارعة في المسجد. قال: فقال يوما: " سدوا هذه الأبواب، إلا باب علي " قال: فتكلم في ذلك الناس، قال: فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فحمد الله تعالى، وأثنى عليه، ثم قال: " أما بعد، فإني أمرت بسد هذه الأبواب، إلا باب علي وقال فيه قائلكم، وإني والله ما سددت شيئا ولا فتحته، ولكني أمرت بشيء فاتبعته " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .