Hadith 32894

Chapter 100

باب 100

(100) باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ

(100) Chapter: How many times should one say "May Allah have mercy on you" to one who sneezes? (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ شَمِّتْ أَخَاكَ ثَلاَثًا فَمَا زَادَ فَهُوَ زُكَامٌ .

Narrated AbuHurayrah:
Respond three times to your brother when he sneezes, and if he sneezes more often, he has a cold in his head. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 5034 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 43, Hadith 262 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 42, Hadith 5016 (ES)