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Ibn Majah: Hadith 1305

5. Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

سنن ابن ماجه

1305
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
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 ‏.‏
It was narrated that Ibn "Umar said:
"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.
Reference: English : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1305
Arabic : Book 5, Hadith 1365