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Responding To The One Who Has Sneezed In The Prayer

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 931 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 245

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  • صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)

    Source no. 931 · Volume 1 · Page 2

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  • ضعيف أبي داود - الأم (opens in a new tab)

    Source no. 164 · Volume 1 · Page 353

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    (قلت: إسناده ضعيف؛ فليح- وهو ابن سليمان المدني- ضعفه جماعة. وقال المصنف: " لا يحتج به ". وقد روى الحديث غير فليح من الثقات عن هلال بسياق أتمّ من هذا، ولم يذكر فيه هذا الذي ذكره فليح من حمْدِ الرّجلِ بعد العُطاس وغيره. وهو في الكتاب الآخر (٨٦٢))

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931. Mu'āwiyah bin Al-Ḥakam As-Sulami narrated: "When I first came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, I knew some matters of the commandments of Islam. And of the matters that I knew, and was told, was that when I sneeze, I should say: 'Al-ḥamdulillāh' (All praise is due to Allāh).' And when someone sneezed and praised Allāh, I should say: 'Yarḥamukallāh' (May Allāh have mercy on you).' So I was once standing in prayer behind the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when someone sneezed and said: 'Al-ḥamdulillāh' (All praise is due to Allāh).' I responded in a loud voice: 'Yarḥamukallāh' (May Allāh have mercy on you)' So the people began staring at me with their eyes until I could not bear it any longer, and said: 'Why are you glaring at me with annoyed eyes?' But they (responded) with Tashbih. When the Prophet ﷺ completed the prayer, he said: 'Who was the one who spoke?' They replied: 'This bedouin.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ called me, and said: 'The prayer is only meant for the recitation of the Qur'an, and the remembrance of Allāh. So when you are engaged in it, then let this be your occupation.' And I never saw any teacher more gentle than the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." (Hasan)

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931 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ النَّسَائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: عَلِمْتُ أُمُورًا مِنْ أُمُورِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلِمْتُ أَنْ قَالَ لِي: " إِذَا عَطَسْتَ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ، وَإِذَا عَطَسَ الْعَاطِسُ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ، فَقُلْ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ "، قَالَ: فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا قَائِمٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ، رَافِعًا بِهَا صَوْتِي، فَرَمَانِي النَّاسُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ حَتَّى احْتَمَلَنِي ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ بِأَعْيُنٍ شُزْرٍ؟ قَالَ: فَسَبَّحُوا، فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ؟» قِيلَ: هَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيُّ، فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لِي: «إِنَّمَا الصَّلَاةُ لِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ، وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ، فَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا فَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ شَأْنُكَ»، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَطُّ أَرْفَقَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

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