Explanation of the Book of Prayer and Its Times-04a

The reciter: Adam narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us, saying: Qatadah narrated to us, saying: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .

The Shaykh : His statement (peace and blessings be upon him) indicates the prohibition of that, and his statement means that if a person spits in the mosque, he buries it, and thereby he is absolved of the sin. This is if the burial removes it; but if it does not remove it, then there is no benefit, such as if the ground is paved with gravel and the phlegm is large; then it does not remove it, but it must be removed entirely. Some scholars thought that spitting in the mosque is permissible, and they said: "Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said

And its expiation is to bury it

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" We say: This is evidence against you, not for you, because his statement "and its expiation" indicates that it is a sin that requires expiation; otherwise, we would say that every sin that has an expiation is not forbidden, and no one says that. Is zihar forbidden or permissible? Even though it has an expiation. Swearing an oath is permissible, and yet it has an expiation, so there is no necessary connection. Yes.