The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-03a

The reciter: Yahya ibn Habib al-Harithi narrated to us: Khalid, meaning ibn al-Harith, narrated to us: Shu'bah said, "I asked Qatadah about spitting in the mosque, and he said, 'I heard Anas ibn Malik say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ."

The Shaykh : And in his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): , which refers to spitting, is evidence that "spitting" means phlegm. As for mere spitting that contains only droplets of saliva or particles of saliva, this does not affect the mosque; rather, what is intended is something that has an effect, due to his saying: . These few particles do not require burial because they have no substance.