Those Scholars Who Say Spitting in the Mosque Is a Sin

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that it should be buried (covered).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Spitting in the mosque is a sin, and burying it in the soil is a good deed.

Hazrat Ubaidullah says that once Hazrat Abu Ubaidah came home; he had had spat in the mosque but forgot to cover it with soil. When he remembered after reaching home, he took a lamp and went to cover it.

Hazrat Mak'hool says that once Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) spat in the mosque, but he forgot to cover it with soil. When he remembered after reaching home, he took a lamp and went to cover it. He searched for it, covered it, and then said that spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its repentance is to cover it.

Hazrat Mujahid says that spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that it should be buried (covered).

Hazrat Mujahid says that spitting in the mosque is a sin. When this statement was mentioned to Hazrat Nakha'i, he said that its expiation is to bury the spit.

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Hazrat Ibn Abi Huzail says that spitting in the mosque is a sin, and its expiation is that it should be buried (covered).

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah once spat in the mosque at night, but he could not see where it had fallen. So he went home, brought a lamp, searched for it, and then buried it in the soil.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah says that the mosque should be protected from spitting and phlegm just as skin is protected from fire.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah says that the mosque should be protected from spitting just as the skin and limbs are protected from fire.

Hazrat Laith says that I never saw Hazrat Tawus spitting in the mosque, touching pebbles, or reclining.

Hazrat Rakeen's father says that I asked Hazrat Asma bin Hakam about everything, even about spitting in the mosque, so he said that its expiation is that it should be buried (pressed down).