5/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 548a — Where Not to Spit in Prayer
The prohibition of spitting in the masjid, during prayer and at other times. The prohibition of a praying person spitting in front of him or to his right
Hadith About Where Not to Spit in Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 548a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 548a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَحَكَّهَا بِحَصَاةٍ ثُمَّ نَهَى أَنْ يَبْزُقَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَوْ أَمَامَهُ وَلَكِنْ يَبْزُقُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) saw sputum sticking to the Qibla of the mosque. He scratched it off with a pebble and then forbade spitting on the right side or in front, but (it is permissible) to spit on the left side or under the left foot.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 548aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 63USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1118
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 548a
This hadith about where not to spit in prayer gives clear prayer etiquette. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saw sputum on the Qibla of the mosque and scratched it off with a pebble. Then he forbade a man from spitting to his right or in front of him. The text says he may spit to his left or under his left foot. The report is tied to prayer space, direction, and cleanliness. It does not need extra claims to be useful. For people searching spitting in prayer hadith, left side in salah, Qibla sputum hadith, or Sahih Muslim 548a, this narration gives the direct wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم removed sputum from the Qibla area of the mosque.
- He forbade spitting in front or to the right.
- The narration mentions the left side or under the left foot instead.
