Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person is performing prayer, he should not spit in front of him or to his right side; he should spit to his left side or under his left foot."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "When a person is performing prayer, he should not spit to his right or in front of him because he is supplicating before his Lord; rather, he should spit to his left or beneath his feet."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw phlegm stuck (on the wall) in the direction of the Qiblah, so he took a pebble and scraped it off with it. Then he said: No one should ever spit in the direction of the Qiblah, nor to his right side. He should spit to his left side or under his left foot.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a person stands to perform prayer, he should not spit in front of him because as long as he is engaged in prayer, he is supplicating before his Lord. He should also not spit to his right side because there is an angel on his right. He should spit to his left side or beneath his foot and bury it."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) liked to keep a stick in his hand. One day he entered the mosque. A stick was in his hand. He saw phlegm stuck on the wall in the direction of the qiblah of the mosque, so he scraped it off and cleaned it thoroughly. Then, in a state of anger, he turned towards the people and said: Would any one of you like that someone comes before him and spits towards his face? When a person stands to pray, his Lord is in front of him and an angel is on his right side, so he should not spit in front of him or to his right side, rather he should spit to his left side under his left foot. And if the spit comes quickly, then he should do like this, that is, spit into his garment and rub it in.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to keep a stick. He would hold it in his blessed hand. One day he entered the mosque, and there was a stick in his blessed hand. With it, he scraped something. The narrator means that he scraped off phlegm that was stuck in the direction of the qiblah in the mosque, and he forbade a person from spitting in front of himself or to his right side. He said: One should spit to the left or under his left foot, and if the spit comes out forcefully, then he should spit it into his garment and then do like this. Sufyan demonstrated by rubbing the edge of his sleeve with his fingers as an indication.

Abu Al-Ala bin Shukhair narrates from his father: He offered prayer behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He spat and then rubbed it with his left shoe.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He learned of this statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a person is performing prayer, he should not move pebbles with his hand, because mercy is facing him."

Abu Ahwas narrated this in the gathering of Sa'id bin al-Musayyib. At that time, Sa'id bin al-Musayyib was also sitting there. Abu Ahwas reported: He heard Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate this. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person stands to perform prayer, mercy faces him. Therefore, (while performing prayer) he should not move the pebbles (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words:) nor touch the pebbles."

Sayyiduna Mu’ayqib (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about wiping pebbles with the hand during prayer. He said: If you must do so, then do it only once.