Al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad said, “I never saw God’s Messenger praying in front of a stick, a pillar, or a tree, without having it opposite his right or left eyebrow (i.e. side), and not facing it directly.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 693) and Ahmad (No. 22703). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 783).
تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3994)مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى إِلَى عَمُودٍ ، ولا عُودٍ ، ولا شَجَرَةٍ ، إِلا جَعَلَهُ عَلَى حَاجِبِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ، أَوِ الأَيْسَرِ ، ولا يَصْمُدُ لَهُ صَمْدًا