Keeping a Water-Jug in the Mosque and Spitting into It

Question

If a person suffers from an ailment of coughing up phlegm and the cold causes him distress, what is the ruling on his keeping a water-jug in the mosque to spit into: is it permissible or not?

Answer

If a person is excused (ma‘dhur) and, because of the cough, it is difficult for him to come outside and spit in the cold, then it is permissible for him to keep a water-jug in the mosque and spit into it.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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