Sunan Ibn Majah #1305 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn MajahIt was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said
Sunan Ibn Majah · Book 5 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
Sunan Ibn Majah · كتاب 5 · إقامة الصلاة وسننها
“When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed on the day of ‘Eid or on another occasion, a small spear was set up in front of him, and he prayed facing it, and the people were behind him.” Nafi' said: It is from here that the leaders have taken this practice
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا صَلَّى يَوْمَ عِيدٍ أَوْ غَيْرَهُ نُصِبَتِ الْحَرْبَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الأُمَرَاءُ ‏.‏
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1305In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 503