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Sunan and manners of sneezing

Sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1     Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ likes the sneeze (of a person) and does not like the yawn (of a person). (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 163, Hadees 6226)

2      When one sneezes and says ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰه’, the angels say ‘رَبُّ الۡعَالَمِيۡنَ’ and if she says, ‘رَبُّ الۡعَالَمِيۡنَ’ the angels say, ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy upon you’. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 11, pp. 358, Hadees 12284)

3     Lower your head, cover your face as you sneeze, and sneeze in a low sound as it is foolish to sneeze loudly. (Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 684)

4      One should say ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰه’ after sneezing. It is better to say ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ’ or ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلٰى كُلِّ حَال’ (it is stated in Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan on page 3 with reference to Tahtaawi that it is a Sunnat-e-Muakkadah to recite the Hamd of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ after sneezing).

Announcement

The remaining important Madani pearls regarding sneezing will be explained in the Tarbiyyati Halqah so please ensure to attend it for learn them.

1     It is Wajib for the one who hears the sneezer, to say ‘يَرۡحَمُكَ اللّٰه’ (May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on you) immediately in such an audible voice that the one who sneezed can hear it. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 16, pp. 119)