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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ تَنْزِيهِ الْمَسَاجِدِ عَنِ الْأَقْذَارِChapter on Keeping Mosques Free from Impurities
Hadith 1351
اُردوEn
عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَلَا تَبْصُقْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِكَ، وَلَكِنِ ابْصُقْ تِلْقَاءَ شِمَالِكَ إِنْ كَانَ فَارِغًا، وَإِلَّا فَتَحْتَ قَدَمَيْكَ وَادْلُكْهُ))
Sayyiduna Tariq bin Abdullah narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you pray, do not spit in front of you or to your right side; rather, spit to your left side, provided it is empty (i.e., there is no worshipper praying on that side). Otherwise, lift your foot and (spit beneath it and) rub it in.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In the aforementioned ahadith, it has been explicitly stated that spitting in the mosque is a mistake. If one must spit, the following etiquettes should be observed:
٭ Do not spit in the direction of the qiblah.
٭ Do not spit to the right side.
٭ If there is a worshipper on the left side, do not spit in that direction either; otherwise, there is no harm.
٭ If there is a worshipper on the left side, spit under your left foot and rub it in.
٭ Or spit on a piece of cloth and rub it in.
These etiquettes were established at a time when the ground of Masjid Nabawi was unpaved. In the present era, considering carpets, solid flooring, and stone, only the last method should be used. And Allah knows best.
٭ Do not spit in the direction of the qiblah.
٭ Do not spit to the right side.
٭ If there is a worshipper on the left side, do not spit in that direction either; otherwise, there is no harm.
٭ If there is a worshipper on the left side, spit under your left foot and rub it in.
٭ Or spit on a piece of cloth and rub it in.
These etiquettes were established at a time when the ground of Masjid Nabawi was unpaved. In the present era, considering carpets, solid flooring, and stone, only the last method should be used. And Allah knows best.
