Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 551

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Sahih Muslim 551
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلاَ يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلاَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar reported to us. Ibn al-Muthanna said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far reported to us: Shu'ba reported to us. He said: I heard Qatada relate from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'When one of you is praying, he is conversing privately with his Lord. So let him not spit in front of him or to his right; rather, let him spit to his left, beneath his foot.'