From whom did the doubt originate in the Hadith: "The Prophet (ﷺ) saw some spittle on the Qiblah wall, or mucus, or phlegm, so he scraped it off"?
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The doubt concerning the word "mukhāṭan" (mucus) in the of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)—whether it is "mukhāṭan," "buṣāqan" (saliva), or "nukhāmatan" (phlegm)—originates from Hisham, his father, or Aisha.
This hadith has been narrated in other versions mentioning saliva and phlegm, but not mucus, such as the narrations from Ibn Umar, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, and Abu Hurayrah.
"An-nukhāmah" is what comes from the chest, and "an-nukhā‘ah" also comes from the chest, whereas "al-mukhāṭ" is what comes from the head.
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