حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْكُزُ الْحَرْبَةَ يُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4614
It was narrated that lbn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to set up a spear and pray facing it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020