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Sunan Abi Dawud 5031 (Book 43, Hadith 259) #25322
Praising Allah when Sneezing

SUMMARY: When someone sneezes, one should praise Allah and the other person should say "Allah have mercy on you" and the person who sneezed should reply with "Allah forgive us and you".

Narrated Salim ibn Ubayd: Hilal ibn Yasar said: We were with Salim ibn Ubayd when a man from among the people sneezed and said: Peace be upon you. Salim said: And upon you and your mother. Later he said: Perhaps you found something (annoying) in what I said to you. He said: I wished you would not mention my mother with good or evil. He said: I have just said to you what the Messenger of Allah said. We were in the presence of the Messenger of Allah when a man from among the people sneezed, saying: Peace be upon you! The Messenger of Allah said: And upon you and your mother. He then said: When one of you sneezes, he should praise Allah. He further mentioned some attributes (of Allah), saying: The one who is with him should say to him: Allah have mercy on you, and he should reply to them: Allah forgive us and you.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ سَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ فَعَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَالِمٌ وَعَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أُمِّكَ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْدُ لَعَلَّكَ وَجَدْتَ مِمَّا قُلْتُ لَكَ قَالَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَذْكُرْ أُمِّي بِخَيْرٍ وَلاَ بِشَرٍّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِنَّا بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ وَعَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أُمِّكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ بَعْضَ الْمَحَامِدِ ‏"‏ وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ وَلْيَرُدَّ - يَعْنِي عَلَيْهِمْ - يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ

TOPICS
sneezing  *  praise  *  mercy  *  forgiveness  *  tasmee  *  hamd  *  rahmah  *  afw

QUICK LESSONS:
Praise Allah when one sneeze; Say 'Allah have mercy on you' to another; Reply with 'Allah forgive us and you'.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to respond when someone sneezes. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that when someone sneezes they should say “Alhamdullilah” which means “Praise be to God”. The other person then says “Yarhamukallah” which means “May God have mercy on you”. The person who has just sneezed then replies with “Yaghfirulahu wa yuwaffirukum” which means “May God forgive us both”. This hadith teaches us to always remember to thank and praise God in all situations even something as small as a simple sneeze! It also teaches us the importance of being kind and forgiving towards others.

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