It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to set out for the praying place in the morning of the day of ‘Eid, and a small spear would be carried before him. When he reached the praying place, it would be set up in front of him, then he would pray facing it, and that was because the praying place was an open space in which there was nothing that could serve as a Sutrah*. *Sutrah (screen), meaning a barrier of some type.

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:`“A small spear (Harbah) would be brought out to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) when he was travelling; he would plant it (in the ground) to perform prayer while facing it.”

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:`“When the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) 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.