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How To Respond To One Who Sneezes

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 5031 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 307

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5031. It was narrated from Jarīr, from Manšūr, that Hilāl bin Yasāf said: "We were with Sālim bin 'Ubaid, when a man sneezed, and said: As-salāmu 'alaikum (peace be upon you).' Sālim said: 'And upon you and your mother.' Then after that he said: 'Perhaps you were annoyed with what I said to you?' He said: 'I wished that you did not mention my mother, in good terms or bad.' He said: 'I only said to you what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said. While we were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, a man sneezed and said: As-salāmu 'alaikum (peace be upon you), and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'And upon you and your mother.' Then he said: 'If one of you sneezes, let him praise Allāh'" - he said: And he mentioned different ways of praising Allāh - "and let those who are with him say: Yarhamuk - Allāh (may Allāh have mercy on you), and let him respond by saying: Yaghfirullāh lana wa lakum (may Allāh forgive us and you).” (Ḍaʿīf)

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5031 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ سَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ فَعَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالَ سَالِمٌ: وَعَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أُمِّكَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْدُ: لَعَلَّكَ وَجَدْتَ مِمَّا قُلْتُ لَكَ، قَالَ: لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَذْكُرْ أُمِّي بِخَيْرٍ وَلَا بِشَرٍّ، قَالَ: إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِنَّا بَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «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»

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