وَالدَّلِيلِ عَلَى أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ خَرَّجَهَا إِذْ لَا بِنَاءَ بِالْمُصَلَّى يَوْمَئِذٍ يَسْتُرُ الْمُصَلِّيَ
And the explanation of the evidence that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to take a spear with him for this reason: because there was no structure in either of the Eid grounds that could serve as a sutrah (barrier) for the one praying.