Hadith 28073

Sunan Ibn Majah (AR)

سنن ابن ماجه

503
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 wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayedonthe day of 'Eid or on another occasion, a small spear was set up infront of him, and he prayed facing it, and the people were behindhim."Nafi` said: It is from here that the leaders have taken this practice. (AR)

English reference (AR): Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1305 (AR)

Arabic reference (AR): Book 5, Hadith 1365 (AR)