2/26. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 476 — Phlegm in the Mosque and Cleanliness
Spitting In A Masjid Is Disliked
Hadith About Phlegm in the Mosque
Sunan Abi Dawud : 476
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 476
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ - عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " النُّخَاعَةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ " . فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: Spitting phlegm in the mosque... The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition to the same effect.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 476In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 86English translation : Book 2, Hadith 476
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 476
This narration mentions phlegm in the mosque and then says the rest of the tradition was transmitted to the same effect. In the nearby narrations, the same effect is that spitting or phlegm in the mosque is a sin and that it should be buried. The core topic is mosque cleanliness. The word phlegm makes the matter even more practical because it deals with something people may face in daily life. The mosque is not a place where mess should be left behind. Search terms like “phlegm in mosque hadith” and “spitting in mosque expiation” fit this narration well. It teaches care, responsibility, and respect for people who come to worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report applies the warning to phlegm in the mosque.
- It confirms the same meaning as the related spitting-in-the-mosque narrations.
- A person should not leave unpleasant matter in a place of worship.
- Mosque cleanliness protects the comfort of other worshippers.
