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Sahih al-Bukhari

413

Chapter 8 · Prayers (Salat)
Sahih

لِيَبْزُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى

Let one spit to one's left or under one's left foot

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ، فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the believer is in prayer, he is only conversing intimately with his Lord, so let him by no means spit in front of him or to his right, but rather to his left or under his foot.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Wenn der Gläubige im Gebet ist, führt er vertrauliche Zwiesprache mit seinem Herrn. Darum soll er keinesfalls vor sich hin oder zu seiner Rechten spucken, sondern zu seiner Linken oder unter seinen Fuß.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Mümin namazda olduğu zaman ancak Rabbiyle baş başa konuşmaktadır. Öyleyse asla önüne ve sağına tükürmesin; soluna veya ayağının altına (tükürsün).”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي الْقِبْلَةِ، فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى رُئِيَ فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَقَامَ فَحَكَّهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ـ أَوْ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ ـ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ قِبَلَ قِبْلَتِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ، أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ ". ثُمَّ أَخَذَ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ فَبَصَقَ فِيهِ، ثُمَّ رَدَّ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، فَقَالَ " أَوْ يَفْعَلْ هَكَذَا ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet ﷺ saw some sputum in the qiblah. This was so hard on him that it could be seen in his face. So he stood up, scraped it off with his hand and said, “When one of you stands in his prayer, he is …

  • قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَتْفِلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “None of you should spit in front of him or to his right, but rather to his left or under his foot.”

  • أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي الْقِبْلَةِ فَحَكَّهَا بِيَدِهِ، وَرُئِيَ مِنْهُ كَرَاهِيَةٌ ـ أَوْ رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَتُهُ لِذَلِكَ وَشِدَّتُهُ عَلَيْهِ ـ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَإِنَّمَا يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ـ أَوْ رَبُّهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قِبْلَتِهِ ـ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ ". ثُمَّ أَخَذَ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ فَبَزَقَ فِيهِ، وَرَدَّ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، قَالَ " أَوْ يَفْعَلُ هَكَذَا ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet ﷺ saw sputum in the qiblah and scraped it off with his hand. Displeasure was seen in him – or: his displeasure at that and how hard it was on him were seen – and he said, “When one of you stands in …

  • قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَتْفِلَنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى ". لاَ يَتْفِلُ قُدَّامَهُ أَوْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ. لاَ يَبْزُقُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ. " لاَ يَبْزُقْ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When one of you prays, he is in intimate conversation with his Lord, so he must not spit to his right, but rather under his left foot.” … He should not spit in front of him or before him, but …

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ، وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ، وَإِذَا بَزَقَ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ".

    Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Be balanced in prostration, and let none of you spread out his forearms like a dog. And when he spits, he must not spit before him nor to his right, for he is in intimate conversation with his …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · BasraQatada† 117 AH · BasraShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraAadm bin Abi Iyas† 221 AH · Ascalonal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
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Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Qatadaقَتَادَةُ

    d. 117 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  4. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. d. 221 AH · 'Asqalan · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler