Hadith 7405

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، فَقَالَ : " مَا بَالُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَقُومُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ رَبِّهِ ، فَيَتَنَخَّعُ أَمَامَهُ ? ! أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُسْتَقْبَلَ فَيُتَنَخَّعَ فِي وَجْهِهِ ؟ ! إِذَا تَنَخَّعَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلْيَتَنَخَّعْ عَنْ يَسَار ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ ، فَلْيَتْفُلْ هَكَذَا فِي ثَوْبِهِ " فَوَصَفَ الْقَاسِمُ فَتَفَلَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، ثُمَّ مَسْحَ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw phlegm stuck towards the Qibla in the mosque. He turned towards the people and said: What is the matter with one of you that he stands facing his Lord and then spits as well? Would any of you like that a man stands facing him and spits on his face? When any one of you wants to spit, he should spit to his left side or towards his foot, and if that is not possible, then he should spit into his garment in this way. The narrator of the hadith, Qasim, demonstrated by spitting into his garment and rubbing it with the cloth.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7405
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح وإسناد قوي، خ: 416، م: 550.