English translation
485.[1] Al-Walīd bin 'Ubādah bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit said: "We visited Jābir bin 'Abdullāh while he was in his Masjid. He said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to us in this Masjid of ours, and in his hand was an Ibn Tāb 'Urjūn.'[2] He saw some phlegm in the direction of the Qiblah, so he went to it and scraped it with the 'Urjūn. He then said: "Who among you is pleased with Allāh turning away from him? When one of you stands up to pray, then Allāh is in front of him. So let him not spit in front of him, nor on his right, but let him spit on his left, under his left foot. But if he is overcome with some (discharge), then let him do so with his garment," and he put (the garment) over his mouth, then rubbed it (in). He then said: "Bring some 'Abīr[3] to me," so a youth from our neighborhood hurried (home) to his family and returned with some Khalūq in his hands. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ took it, and placed it on the tip of the 'Urjūn, then layered it over the traces of the phlegm." Jābir added: "So from this, you (started) placing Khalūq in your Masājid." (Ṣaḥīh)