حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكَزَ الْحَرْبَةَ يُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4681
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that 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