Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 485 – Volume 1, Book 9

English

Volume 1, Book 9, Number 485:
Narrated Nafi:
"The Prophet used to make his she-camel sit across and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra)." I
asked, "What would the Prophet do if the she-camel was provoked and moved?" He said, "He would
take its camel-saddle and put it in front of him and pray facing its back part (as a Sutra). And Ibn
'Umar used to do the same." (This indicates that one should not pray except behind a Sutra).