Repugnance Of Spitting In The Mosque
Darussalam · Volume 1
(4) The Chapters On TheMosques And TheCongregationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 761 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 251
Source no. 761 · Volume 2 · Page 333
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٢٧٤) ، الإرواء (١٨٤)
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761. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw some sputum on the wall of the mosque. He picked up a stone and scraped it off, then he said, "If anyone of you needs to spit, he should not spit in front of him or to his right; let him spit to his left or under his left foot." (Sahih)
761 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ أَبُو مَرْوَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّهُمَا أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي جِدَارِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَتَنَاوَلَ حَصَاةً، فَحَكَّهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِذَا تَنَخَّمَ أَحَدُكُمْ، فَلَا يَتَنَخَّمَنَّ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ، وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلْيَبْزُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى»
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Keeping the mosque clean is an absolute necessity. It is essential to avoid activities that spoil the purity of mosque. If the floor of the mosque is unmetaled or muddy and without matting, it is allowed to spit under the foot since once rubbed under the foot the spittle will be absorbed by the soil. Spitting to one's left is only allowed if there is no worshipper on that side. It is not allowed to spit on a solid constructed floor or a rug or carpet—it being against the principle of cleanliness. The Prophet's act of cleaning the wall himself is indicative of his exemplary manners and humility.