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Sahih Muslim 550a (Book 5, Hadith 66) #8381
Respect for the Qibla

SUMMARY: Spitting in the direction of the Qibla is disrespectful and should be avoided.

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah saw some sputum in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque. He turned towards people and said: How Is it that someone amongst you stands before his Lord and then spits out in front of Him? Does any one of you like that he should be made to stand in front of someone and then spit at his face? So when any one of you spits, he must spit on his left side under his foot. But if he does not find (space to spit) he should do like this. Qasim (one of the narrators) spat in his cloth and then folded it and rubbed it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا بَالُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَقُومُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ رَبِّهِ فَيَتَنَخَّعُ أَمَامَهُ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُسْتَقْبَلَ فَيُتَنَخَّعَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا تَنَخَّعَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَتَنَخَّعْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيَقُلْ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَوَصَفَ الْقَاسِمُ فَتَفَلَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ

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spitting  *  respect  *  nafth  *  qiblah  *  qibla

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your place of worship, Be mindful of your actions around others.

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Abu Huraira tells us that it is disrespectful to spit in the direction of the qiblah, which is a sacred direction Muslims face when they pray. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was so appalled by this action that he asked his companions how they would feel if someone spat at their face while standing before them. He then instructed them to spit on their left side or into a cloth and then dispose of it properly. This hadith teaches us to respect our places of worship and maintain cleanliness in them, as well as being mindful of our actions when we are around other people.

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