5/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 554a — Prayer Cleanliness in Practice
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 Cleanliness in Prayer: Rubbing It Off with the Shoe
Sahih Muslim : 554a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 554a
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَأَيْتُهُ تَنَخَّعَ فَدَلَكَهَا بِنَعْلِهِ .
Abdullah b. Shakhkhir Narrated from:
I said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and saw him spitting and rubbing it off with his shoe.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 554aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 72USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1127
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 554a
This Hadith about cleanliness in prayer describes what Abdullah b. Shakhkhir saw while praying with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spit and rub it off with his shoe. The report is brief, but it shows a practical response to something that needed to be cleaned. The main point is not carelessness; it is correction and cleanliness. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not leave the matter as it was. He rubbed it off. For readers searching for prayer cleanliness Hadith or mosque etiquette Hadith, this narration shows that outward cleanliness is part of proper prayer conduct. It also fits with the wider teaching in these narrations that spit should not be left in the prayer area.
What we learn from this hadith
- Something unpleasant should not be left where people pray.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the matter by rubbing it off.
- Prayer manners include cleanliness of the place around the worshipper.
- The Hadith gives a practical example of dealing with spit.
