Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of The Times of As-Salat (The Prayers) and Its Superiority
8- بَابُ الْمُصَلِّي يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:
(8) Chapter. A person in Salat (prayer) is speaking in private to his Lord (Allah).
2 hadith · references 531–532
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Bukhari · 531إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ، فَلَا يَتْفِلَنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، وَلَكِنْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَىThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whenever anyone of you offers his prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So he should not spit to his right but under his left foot." Qatada said, "He should not spit in front of him but to 9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 532اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ ، وَإِذَا بَزَقَ فَلَا يَبْزُقَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do the prostration properly and do not put your forearms flat with elbows touching the ground like a dog. And if you want to spit, do not spit in front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is4 narrators