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Sahih al-Bukhari

532

Chapter 9 · Times of the Prayers
Sahih

الْمُصَلِّي يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلّ

The one praying is in intimate conversation with his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic

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 ".

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حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ،

Translation

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 Lord.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Haltet in der Niederwerfung das rechte Maß, und keiner soll seine Unterarme ausbreiten wie der Hund. Und wenn er spuckt, soll er keinesfalls vor sich und nicht zu seiner Rechten spucken, denn er führt ein vertrauliches Gespräch mit seinem Herrn.“

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Secdede düzgün durun; hiçbiriniz kollarını köpek gibi yere yaymasın. Tükürmek istediğinde de asla karşısına ve sağına tükürmesin; çünkü o, Rabbiyle baş başa konuşmaktadır.”

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.”

  • 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 ".

    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.”

  • 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 …

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 · BasraYazid bin Ibrahim al-Tstry† 163 AH · BasraHafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith† 225 AHal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
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Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسٍ

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

  3. Qatadaقَتَادَةُ

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

  4. Yazid bin Ibrahim al-Tstryيَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

    d. 163 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harithحَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ

    d. 225 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler