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Sahih al-Bukhari 408, 409 (Book 8, Hadith 60) #404
Respectful Spitting Etiquette

SUMMARY: Spitting should be done in a respectful manner, away from people and not in the mosque.

Narrated Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id: Allah's Messenger saw some expectoration on the wall of the mosque; he took gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted to spit he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but he could spit either on his left or under his left foot".
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، وَأَبَا، سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَاهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي جِدَارِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَتَنَاوَلَ حَصَاةً فَحَكَّهَا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا تَنَخَّمَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَتَنَخَّمَنَّ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى

TOPICS
spit  *  mosque  *  expectoration  *  foot  *  tafahhum  *  masjid  *  nafth  *  yamin

QUICK LESSONS:
Spit respectfully away from people and not in the mosque.

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that we should always be respectful when spitting. He said that if someone needs to spit, they should not do it in front of them or on their right side, but rather on their left side or under their left foot. This teaches us to be mindful of our actions and to respect the places we are in, such as mosques which are places of worship. We must also remember to respect those around us by not spitting near them.

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