كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة فيها
5  
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
(164)
Chapter: What was narrated concerning carrying a spear on the day of ‘Eid
(164)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْحَرْبَةِ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ
Sunan Ibn Majah 1305
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.
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 ‏.‏
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1305
In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 503
English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1305