Hadith 37

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 8: The Book of the Masjids Sahih

Chapter 31

The Prohibition Of A Man Spitting Toward The Qiblah In The Masjid

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ أَنْ يَتَنَخَّمَ الرَّجُلُ فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 724
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى بُصَاقًا فِي جِدَارِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَحَكَّهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ يُصَلِّي فَلاَ يَبْصُقَنَّ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ إِذَا صَلَّى ‏"
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw some sputum on the Qiblah wall. He scrapped it off then he turned to the people and said:

"When any one of you is praying, let him not spit in front of him, for Allah is in front of him when he prays."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

successor
3

Imam Maalik

مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر

1,491 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations