Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1565
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُخْرِجُ الْعَنَزَةَ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ الأَضْحَى يُرْكِزُهَا فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا .
Translation
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; he said: ‘Abd al-Razzaq informed us; he said: Ma‘mar informed us, from Ayyub, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would have a short spear carried out on the days of al-Fitr and al-Adha, plant it in the ground, and pray facing it.
Translation notes
The ‘anazah is a short spear used as a prayer marker.