Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ هُشَيْمٌ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَبْزُقَنَّ أَمَامَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُسْتَقْبِلٌ رَبَّهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ فَلْيَبْزُقْ فِي نَاحِيَةِ ثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ يَرُدَّ ثَوْبَهُ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَرُدُّ ثَوْبَهُ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us, Isma'il ibn Qutaybah narrated to us, Yahya ibn Yahya informed us, Hushaym informed us from al-Qasim ibn Mihran from Abu Rafi' from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'When one of you is in prayer, let him not spit in front of him, for he is facing his Lord. Nor to his right, but to his left or under his left foot. If he cannot, then let him spit in a corner of his garment and fold it back on itself.' Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is as if I am looking at the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) folding his garment back on itself.