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Sunan Ibn Majah — Hadith 1021

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَلَا تَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ، وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِكَ ، وَلَكِنْ ابْزُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِكَ ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِكَ " .
´It was narrated that Tariq bin ‘Abdullah Al-Muharibi said:` “The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘When you perform prayer, do not spit in front of you or to your right, but spit to your left or beneath your feet.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة / 1021
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/الصلاة 22 ( 478 )، سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 284 ( 571 )، سنن النسائی/المساجد 33 ( 727 )، ( تحفة الأشراف: 4987 )، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد ( 6/396 ) ( صحیح )»
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

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Spitting in front during prayer is contrary to proper etiquette.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) expressed strong displeasure regarding this.
See: (Sunan Ibn Majah, Al-Masajid wal-Jama'at, Chapter: Dislike of Spitting in the Mosque, Hadith: 761 to 764)

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The right side is also a direction of respect, so one should not spit in that direction either.
If another worshipper is standing on the left side, then one should also avoid spitting in that direction; if there is no one there, then spitting is permissible.

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In the mosque, spitting to the left or under one’s foot is permissible in the case where the ground of the mosque is of such a type that it can absorb moisture; otherwise, it is not permissible to pollute the mosque.
Especially when one is praying on a mat or carpet, it is not permissible under any circumstance to make it dirty.
In such a case, a handkerchief should be used, as is clarified in the following hadith.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1021