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Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), led us in the Subh prayer at Hudaybiyya after it had rained on us during the night. When he finished, he faced the people and said, 'Do you know what your Lord has said?' They replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'This…

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), 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…

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, (ﷺ), 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.'"

'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…

Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), 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."

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), 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…

Abu Salih reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), 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…

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), 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…

Ibn 'Abbas said, "When someone is wished mercy, he should say, 'May Allah protect us and you from the Fire. May Allah have mercy on you.'"

Abu Hurayra said, "We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), when a man sneezed and praised Allah. The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), 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…

Abu Hurayra said, "Two men sat in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) (ﷺ), 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, (ﷺ)…

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, (ﷺ), and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then the man sneezed again and the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, 'This man has a cold.'"

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.'"

Abu Hurayra said, "Wish mercy on a person once, twice and three times. Anything more than that is a cold."

Abu Musa said, "The Jews used to sneeze in the presence of the Prophet, (ﷺ), hoping that he would say to them, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' He used to say to them, 'May Allah guide you and put you in order.'"

Abu Burda said, "I came to Abu Musa while he was in the house of Umm al-Fadl ibn al-'Abbas and I sneezed and Abu Musa did not wish mercy on me. Umm al-Fadl sneezed and he wished mercy on her. I told my mother, so when Abu Musa came to her, she confronted him and said, 'My son sneezed and you did…

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Allah created Adam, (ﷺ), and his height was 60 spans. He said, 'Go and greet those (a group of angels who were sitting down) and listen to how they answer you. It is your greeting and the greeting of your descendants.' He said, 'Peace be upon you,'…