Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Allah loves sneezing and hates yawning. When one
of you sneezes and praises Allah Almighty, it is a duty for every Muslim
who hears him to say to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Yawning comes
from Shaytan. When one of you yawns, he should control it as much as possible.
When a man says, 'Aawh!,' Shaytan laughs at him."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "When one of you sneezes and says, 'Praise be
to Allah,' the angel says, 'The Lord of the Worlds.' When you say, 'The
Lord of the Worlds,' the angel says, 'May Allah have mercy on you.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praise
be to Allah,' and his brother or companion should say to him, 'May Allah
have mercy on you.' Then he should say, 'May Allah guide you and put your
affairs in order.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ إِذَا عَطَسَ فَلْيَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَإِذَا قَالَ فَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوهُ أَوْ صَاحِبُهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ فَلْيَقُلْ يَهْدِيكَ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكَ قال أبو عبد الله أثبت ما يروى في هذا الباب هذا الحديث الذي يروى عن ابي صالح السمان
Hadith 922
Da'if — Al-Albani
Wishing mercy on the sneezer
'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn An'am al-Ifriqi said, "My father told
me that they were taking part in a sea raid in the time of Mu'awiya. He
said, 'Our ship was right up against the ship of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. When
it was time for our midday meal, we invited him and he came over. He said,
"You invited me, but even though I am fasting, I cannot avoid accepting
your invitation because I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, 'A Muslim owes six things to his brother.
If he neglects any of them, he has neglected an obligatory duty owed to
his brother. He should return his greeting when he greets him. He should
accept when he gives him an invitation. He should ask for mercy on him
when he sneezes. He should give him good counsel when he asks him for advice.'"'"
Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "There are four things that one Muslim owes another Muslim:
to visit him when he is ill, to be with him when he dies, to accept when
he invites him, and to ask for mercy on him when he sneezes."
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, instructed us to do seven things and forbade us
seven. He instructed us to visit the sick, to join funeral processions,
to bless people who sneeze, to fulfil our oaths, to help the wronged, to
return the greeting, and to accept invitations. He forbade us gold rings,
silver vessels, red (silk) saddle clothes, Qassi (silk and flax) garments,
thick brocade, embroidered silk, and pure silk."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "A Muslim owes another Muslim six duties."
He was asked, "And what are they, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "To greet
him when he meets him, to accept when he gives him an invitation, to give
him good counsel when he asks for advice, to wish mercy on him when he
sneezes and says, 'Praise be to Allah,' to visit him when he is ill, and
to join the funeral procession when he dies."
When you hear a sneeze, you should say, "Praise be to Allah"
'Ali said, "When someone hears a sneeze and says, 'Praise be to
Allah, Lord of the Worlds, in every situation,' he will never get a toothache
or earache."
How to wish for mercy on a person when you hear a sneeze
Abu Salih reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praise be to
Allah.' When he says, 'Praise be to Allah, ' his brother or companion should
say to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then let the person who sneezed
say, 'May Allah guide you and put your affairs in order.'"
How to wish for mercy on a person when you hear a sneeze
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Allah loves the sneeze and dislikes yawning. When
one you sneezes and praises Allah, it is a duty for every Muslim who hears
him to say, 'May Allah have mercy on you.;' As for the yawn, it comes from
Shaytan. When one of you yawns, he should repress it as much as possible.
When one of you yawns, Shaytan laughs at him."
How to wish for mercy on a person when you hear a sneeze
Abu Hurayra said, "We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a man sneezed and praised
Allah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then another man sneezed but
the Prophet (ﷺ) did not say anything to him. The man, 'Messenger of Allah!
you responded to the other man, but did not say anything to me!' The Prophet
replied, 'He praised Allah and you were silent.'"
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُنَيْنٍ وَهُوَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَطَسَ رَجُلٌ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عَطَسَ آخَرُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَدَدْتَ عَلَى الْآخَرِ وَلَمْ تَقُلْ لِي شَيْئًا قَالَ إِنَّهُ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَسَكَتَّ
Hadith 931
Sahih — Al-Albani
When someone does not praise Allah, do not wish mercy on him
Similar to 930, but from Anas.
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ عَطَسَ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَشَمَّتَ أَحَدَهُمَا وَلَمْ يُشَمِّتِ الْآخَرَ فَقَالَ شَمَّتَّ هَذَا وَلَمْ تُشَمِّتْنِي قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَلَمْ تَحْمَدْهُ
Hadith 932
Hasan — Al-Albani
When someone does not praise Allah, do not wish mercy on him
Abu Hurayra said, "Two men sat in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, and one of them was from a noble family
than the other. The nobler of the two sneezed and did not praise Allah,
so the Prophet (ﷺ) did not ask for mercy for him. Then the other man sneezed
and praised Allah, so the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
asked for mercy on him. The noble man said, 'I sneezed in your presence
and you did not ask for mercy for me. This other than sneezed and you asked
for mercy on him.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'This man mentioned Allah, so I mentioned
him. You forgot Allah, so I forgot you.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا رِبْعِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ أَخُو ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ جَلَسَ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدُهُمَا أَشْرَفُ مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَعَطَسَ الشَّرِيفُ مِنْهُمَا فَلَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَلَمْ يُشَمِّتْهُ وَعَطَسَ الْآخَرُ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَشَمَّتَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ الشَّرِيفُ عَطَسْتُ عِنْدَكَ فَلَمْ تُشَمِّتْنِي وَعَطَسَ هَذَا الْآخَرُ فَشَمَّتَّهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ فَذَكَرْتُهُ وَأَنْتَ نَسِيتَ اللَّهَ فَنَسِيتُكَ
Hadith 933
Sahih — Al-Albani
What should someone who sneezes say first?
Nafi' said that when 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar sneezed, they said
to him, "May Allah have mercy on you," and Ibn 'Umar said, "May He have
mercy on us and you. May He forgive us and you."
'Abdullah said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praise
be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.' Let anyone responding to him say
'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then the person who sneezed should say'May
Allah forgive me and you.'"
Iyas ibn Salama related that his father said, "A man sneezed in
the presence of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and
the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then the man sneezed again
and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'This man
has a cold.'"
حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عَطَسَ أُخْرَى فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذَا مَزْكُومٌ
Hadith 936
ضعيف الإسناد موقوف — الألباني
Someone who says, "May Allah have mercy on you if you praised Allah."
Makhul al-Azdi said, "I was beside Ibn 'Umar when a man sneezed
on one side of the mosque. Ibn 'Umar said, 'May Allah have mercy on you
if you praised Allah.'"
Mujahid said, "When a son of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, either Abu Bakr
or 'Umar, sneezed, he said, 'Ab!' Ibn 'Umar said, 'What is this "Ab"? Ab
is the name of one of the shaytans who comes between the sneeze and the
praise.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَطَسَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ عَطَسَ أُخْرَى فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذَا مَزْكُومٌ