Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 762
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَرِيفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَائِذُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَغَضِبَ حَتَّى احْمَرَّ وَجْهُهُ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَحَكَّتْهَا وَجَعَلَتْ مَكَانَهَا خَلُوقًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Tarif narrated to us: 'A'idh ibn Habib narrated to us, from Humayd, from Anas, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw spittle in the mosque's direction of prayer. He became angry until his face reddened. A woman from the Ansar came and scraped it away, then put khaluq perfume in its place. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘How good this is!’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Khaluq is a saffron-based perfume; the source names it without further description.
وَجَعَلَتْ مَكَانَهَا خَلُوقًا
Khaluq is a named perfume, and the exact action of applying it to the cleaned spot may merit review.
Should the material remain transliterated as khaluq, with a glossary note?