Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَلَا تَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَلَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَابْصُقْ خَلْفَكَ وَعَنْ شِمَالِكَ إِنْ كَانَ فَارِغًا وَإِلَّا فَهَكَذَا وَذَلِكَ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ وَكِيعٌ وَلَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَابْصُقْ خَلْفَكَ وَقَالَا قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Sa'id told us, from Sufyan, from Mansur, from Rib'i, from Tariq ibn Abdullah al-Muharibi, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you pray, do not spit to your right nor in front of you; spit behind you or to your left if it is empty, otherwise do like this" — and that is under his foot. Waki' and Abd al-Razzaq did not say "spit behind you," and they both said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me."