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tabarani:8168al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > Yaḥyá al-Ḥimmānī > Qays b. al-Rabīʿ And ʾAbū al-Aḥwaṣ > Manṣūr > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Ṭāriq b. ʿAbdullāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When a man stands with the intention of saying prayer, or if any of you says prayer, he should not spit before him, nor at his right side; but he should do so at his left side, if there is a place for it; or he should spit under his left foot and then rub it off. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 478)   

الطبراني:٨١٦٨حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ ثنا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ وَأَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْزُقَنَّ أَمَامَهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ إِنْ كَانَ فَارِغًا أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Suyūṭī
bukhari:413Ādam > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A faithful believer while in prayer is speaking in private to his Lord, so he should neither spit in front of him nor to his right side but he could spit either on his left or under his foot."  

البخاري:٤١٣حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

bukhari:1214Muḥammad > Ghundar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right side but to his left side under his left foot."  

البخاري:١٢١٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى  

muslim:551Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār > Ibn al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any one of you is engaged in prayer, he is holding intimate conversation with his Lord, so none of you must spit in front of him, or towards his right side, but towards his left side under his foot.  

مسلم:٥٥١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

nasai:309Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad > Shuʿbah > al-Qāsim b. Mihrān > Abū Rāfiʿ > Abū Hurayrah

"When any one of you prays, let him not spit in front of him or to his right, rather let him spit to his left or beneath his feet." Then the Prophet ﷺ spat like this on his garment and rubbed it.  

النسائي:٣٠٩أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مِهْرَانَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَبْزُقْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ وَإِلاَّ فَبَزَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَكَذَا فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَدَلَكَهُ  

abudawud:478Hannād b. al-Sarī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ > Manṣūr > Ribʿī > Ṭāriq b. ʿAbdullāh al-Muḥāribī

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When a man stands with the intention of saying prayer, or if any of you says prayer, he should not spit before him, nor at his right side; but he should do so at his left side, if there is a place for it; or he should spit under his left foot and then rub it off.  

أبو داود:٤٧٨حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ أَوْ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَبْزُقْ أَمَامَهُ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ تِلْقَاءِ يَسَارِهِ إِنْ كَانَ فَارِغًا أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ لْيَقُلْ بِهِ  

ahmad:13451ʿAbd al-Wahhāb > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you is in prayer, he should not spit in front of him or to his right, for he is in private converse with his Lord. Rather, he should spit to his left or underneath his foot."  

أحمد:١٣٤٥١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَتْفُلْ أَمَامَهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ وَلَكِنْ لِيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:14099Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is in prayer, they are conversing with their Lord, therefore, they should not spit in front of them or on their right side, but should spit on their left side or under their foot."  

أحمد:١٤٠٩٩حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلَا يَتْفُلَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَو تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:13889Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is in prayer, they are communing with their Lord, so they should not spit. Hajjaj said, 'They should not spit in front of them or to their right, but rather to their left, beneath their feet.'"  

أحمد:١٣٨٨٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلَا يَبْزُقَنَّ قَالَ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ فَلَا يَبْصُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:12809Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any one of you is engaged in prayer, he is holding intimate conversation with his Lord, so none of you must spit in front of him, or towards his right side, but towards his left side under his foot. (Using translation from Muslim 551)  

أحمد:١٢٨٠٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلَا يَبْزُقَنَّ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ يَبْصُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَتَحْتَقَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:13953Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you is in prayer, then he is engaged in a private conversation with his Lord, so let him not spit in front of him or to his right, but let him spit to his left or under his foot."  

أحمد:١٣٩٥٣حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلَا يَتْفِلَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَتْفِلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:13243Muḥammad b. Bakr > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] "Narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any one of you is in prayer, he should not spit in front of him or to his right, for he is conversing with his Lord; rather, let him spit to his left or beneath his feet."  

أحمد:١٣٢٤٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَتْفُلْ أَمَامَهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ وَلْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ  

ahmad:12063Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Saʿīd And Ibn Jaʿfar > Saʿīd > Qatādahaʿan Anas > Nabī Allāh ﷺ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you is in prayer, he is conversing with his Lord, so none of you should spit to his right." Ibn Ja'far said, "Nor should he spit in front of him nor to his right, but rather to his left or under his feet."  

أحمد:١٢٠٦٣حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَعَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهُ مُنَاجٍ رَبَّهُ فَلَا يَتْفُلَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فَلَا يَتْفُلُ أَمَامَهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ  

ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ تَنَخُّمِ الْمُصَلِّي فِي قِبْلَتِهِ أَوْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ

ibnhibban:2267al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > ʿAbbās b. al-Walīd al-Narsī > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik > Nabī Allāh ﷺ

[Machine] The Prophet Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said, "When one of you is in prayer, he should not spit to his right or in front of him, for he is having a private conversation with his Lord. However, he may spit to his left or under his foot."  

ابن حبّان:٢٢٦٧أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ»  

tabarani:8169Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbbās al-Muʾaddib > ʿUbayd b. Isḥāq al-ʿAṭṭār

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you pray, do not spit in front of you or to your right, but to your left or under your left foot."  

الطبراني:٨١٦٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ الْمُؤَدِّبُ ثنا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْعَطَّارُ ثنا أَبُو حَمَّادٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَلَا تَبْزُقْ أَمَامَكَ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِكَ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِكَ الْيُسْرَى»  

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السيوطي:٢٠٧٤a

"إذَا صلَّى أحدُكُمْ فلا يَبْصُقْ بين يديه ولا عَنْ يمينه، ولْيبصقْ عن يسارهِ أو تحتَ قَدَمِه".  

[حم] أحمد [ع] أبو يعلى [حب] ابن حبّان [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن جابر، [ط] الطيالسي عن أبي سعيد
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"When any one of you prays, let him not spit in front of him or to his right, rather let him spit to his left or beneath his feet." Then the Prophet ﷺ spat like this on his garment and rubbed it. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 309)   

السيوطي:٢٠٨٧a

"إذَا صلَّى إحدُكم فلا يَبزُقْ بين يديه، ولا عَنْ يمينِه، ولكنْ عن يسارهِ أوْ تحتَ قدَمِهِ".  

[ن] النسائي عن أبي هريرة
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Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw some expectoration on the wall of the mosque; he took gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted to spit he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but he could spit either on his left or under his left foot." (Using translation from Bukhārī 408)   

السيوطي:١٥٤٣a

"إذَا تنخَّمَ أحدُكمْ فلا يتنخَّمنَّ قِبَل وَجْهِه ولا عنْ يمينه وليبصُقْ عن يساره أو تحت قدمِه اليُسْرى".  

[خ] البخاري [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أبي هريرة وأبي سعيد
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السيوطي:٦١٠٧a

"إِنَّ أحدكم إِذا كان في صلاتِه فإِنه يناجى ربَّه فلا يَبْزُقَنَّ بين يَدَيْه ولا عن يمينه ولكن عن يساره وتحت قدمه ".  

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