Sunan Ibn Majah
1305
Chapter 7 · Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Themحَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا صَلَّى يَوْمَ عِيدٍ أَوْ غَيْرَهُ، نُصِبَتِ الْحَرْبَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ ، قَالَ نَافِعٌ: فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الْأُمَرَاءُ.
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“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.