[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