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bayhaqi:3599 – Abū Ṭāhir al-Faqīh > Abū Bakr al-Qaṭṭān > Aḥmad b. Yūsuf > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Hadhā Mā > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you stands for prayer, he should not spit before him, for he is having a conversation with Allah as long as he is in prayer. Nor should he spit to his right, for there is an angel to his right. However, he may spit to his left or under his foot, burying it."  

البيهقي:٣٥٩٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَطَّانُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ إِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي اللهَ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلَكِنْ لِيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنْهَا  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ

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Collected by Bukhārī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Suyūṭī
bukhari:416 – Isḥāq b. Naṣr > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām > Abū Hurayrah

Prophet said, "If anyone of you stands for prayer, he should not spit in front of him because in prayer he is speaking in private to Allah and he should not spit on his right as there is an angel, but he can spit either on his left or under his left foot and bury it (i.e. expectoration).  

البخاري:٤١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَلاَ يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ فَإِنَّمَا يُنَاجِي اللَّهَ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ فَيَدْفِنُهَا  

ahmad:8234 –

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: When one of you stands up for prayer, let him not spit in front of him, for indeed Allah is facing him as long as he is in his place of prayer. Nor should he spit to his right, for there is an angel on his right. However, he should spit to his left or under his foot and then bury it.  

أحمد:٨٢٣٤ –

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُنَاجٍ الِلَّهَ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلَكِنْ لِيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنُهُ  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ الْفَرْضَ عَلَى الْمَأْمُومِ، وَالْمُنْفَرِدِ قِرَاءَةُ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ

ibnhibban:1783 – Ibn Qutaybah > Ibn Abū al-Sarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When one of you stands for prayer, let him not spit in front of him, for he is conversing with his Lord as long as he is in his prayer. Nor to his right, for there is an angel to his right. Instead, let him spit to his left or under his foot and bury it."  

ابن حبّان:١٧٨٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ لِأَنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ مَا دَامَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلَكِنْ لِيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنُهُ»  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا زُجِرَ عَنْ تَنَخُّمِ الْمَرْءِ أَمَامَهُ، أَوْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ

ibnhibban:2269 – ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you stands up for prayer, he should not spit in front of him, as he is conversing with his Lord as long as he is in his prayer area. He should not spit to his right either, as there is an angel to his right. Instead, he should spit to his left or beneath his foot and bury it."  

ابن حبّان:٢٢٦٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنَهُ»  

suyuti:2305a –

Prophet said, "If anyone of you stands for prayer, he should not spit in front of him because in prayer he is speaking in private to Allah and he should not spit on his right as there is an angel, but he can spit either on his left or under his left foot and bury it (i.e. expectoration). (Using translation from Bukhārī 416)   

السيوطي:٢٣٠٥a –

"إذا قامَ أحدُكُمْ إلى الصلاةِ فلا يبْزُقْ أمامَهُ فإنما يُنَاجِى الله تباركَ وتعالى ما دامَ في مُصلَّاه، ولا عَنْ يمينه، فإنَّ عن يمينه ملَكًا، وليَبْصُق عن يسارِه وتحتَ قَدَميه فيدْفِنَها".  

عبد الرزاق، [حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي هريرة