[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to go to the prayer place on the day of Eid, and a young she-goat would be brought before him. When he reached the prayer place, he would place the young she-goat between his hands and pray towards it.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فِي يَوْمِ الْعِيدِ وَالْعَنَزَةُ تُحْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى نُصِبَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ الْعَنَزَةُ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ would bring a goat with him when he went to the prayer area for the Eid and Fitr prayers. He would stand the goat in front of him in the prayer area and pray towards it. This is because the prayer area was an open space with nothing built to indicate its boundaries. So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would instruct us to bring a goat and stand it in front of him to pray towards it.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فِي الْأَضْحَى وَالْفِطْرِ جِيءَ بِالْعَنَزَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تُرْكَزَ فِي الْمُصَلَّى فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْمُصَلَّى كَانَ فَضَاءً لَيْسَ شَيْئًا مَبْنِيًّا يُسْتَرُ بِهِ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالْعَنَزَةِ فَتُرْكَزُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to, when he went out on the day of Eid, command for the war banner to be placed in front of him, and he would lead the prayer towards it while the people prayed behind him. And he used to do the same when traveling, so the leaders adopted this practice.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ أَمَرَ بِالْحَرْبَةِ فَتُوضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الْأُمَرَاءُ