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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الصلوٰة
Book of Prayer
The chapter on spitting during prayer
Al-Mu'jam as-Saghir — Hadith 206
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الشِّيرَازِيُّ ، بِمَكَّةَ سَنَةَ ثَلاثٍ وَثَمَانِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ، وَفِيهَا مَاتَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ نُصَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلِ، عَنِ الْمَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشِ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "إِذَا بَصَقْتَ فِي الصَّلاةِ فَابْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِكِ ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِكَ الْيُسْرَى "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلِ ، إِلا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ نُصَيْرٍ ، وَمَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ مِنْ خِيَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِمَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ : اتَّقِ اللَّهَ ، فَوَضَعَ خَدَّهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ
Sayyiduna Tariq bin Abdullah Muharibi (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you spit during prayer, spit to your left side or under your left foot."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
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)
➋
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.
➌
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.
➊
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)
➋
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.
➌
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
