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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 477

Chapter: Spitting In A Masjid Is Disliked

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 477

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَوْدُودٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ دَخَلَ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَبَزَقَ فِيهِ أَوْ تَنَخَّمَ فَلْيَحْفِرْ فَلْيَدْفِنْهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلْيَبْزُقْ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ لْيَخْرُجْ بِهِ ‏"

Abu Hurairah reported:

The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: if anyone enters the mosque, and spits in it, or ejects phlegm, he should remove some earth and bury it there. If he does not do so, then he should spit in his clothes and not come out with it.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 477) and Ahmad (No. 7217, 7946).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَوْ تَنَخَّمَ ) : أَيْ رَمَى بِالنُّخَامَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِد. قَالَ الْعَيْنِيّ فِي الْمَطَالِع : النُّخَامَة مَا يَخْرُج مِنْ الصَّدْر وَهُوَ الْبَلْغَم اللَّزِج ( فَلْيَحْفِرْ ) : الْمَكَان الَّذِي فِيهِ الْبُزَاق إِنْ كَانَ الْمَسْجِد تُرَابِيًّا وَهُوَ بِكَسْرِ الْفَاء مِنْ بَاب ضَرَبَ يَضْرِب ( وَلْيَدْفِنْهُ ) : أَيْ كُلّ وَاحِد مِنْ الْبُزَاق وَالنُّخَامَة فِي الْأَرْض وَهُوَ بِكَسْرِ الْفَاء مِنْ بَاب ضَرَبَ يَضْرِب ( فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَل ) : أَيْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْفِر أَوْ لَمْ يُمْكِن الْحَفْر ( ثُمَّ لِيَخْرُج بِهِ ) : أَيْ الثَّوْب الَّذِي فِيهِ الْبُزَاق مِنْ الْمَسْجِد.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 477
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 477
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 477
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 477

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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (2449)مَنْ دَخَلَ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَبَزَقَ فِيهِ ، أَوْ تَنَخَّمَ ، فَلْيَحْفِرْ لَهُ فَلْيَدْفِنْهُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلْيَبْزُقْ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، ثُمَّ لِيَخْرُجْ بِهِ
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2189)مَنْ دَخَلَ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ فَبَزَقَ فِيهِ أَوْ تَنَخَّمَ فَلْيَحْفِرْ وَلَيَدْفِنْهُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلْيَبْزُقْ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، ثُمَّ لِيَخْرُجْ بِهِ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (1249)مَنْ دَخَلَ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ فَبَزَقَ فِيهِ أَوْ تَنَخَّمَ فَلْيَحْفُرْ فِيهِ فَلْيُبْعِدْ ، فَلْيَدْفِنْهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلْيَبْزُقْ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجْ بِهِ

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