Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Allah loves sneezing and hates yawning. When oneof you sneezes and praises Allah Almighty, it is a duty for every Muslimwho hears him to say to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Yawning comesfrom Shaytan. When one of you yawns, he should control it as much as possible.When a man says, 'Aawh!,' Shaytan laughs at him."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "When one of you sneezes and says, 'Praise beto Allah,' the angel says, 'The Lord of the Worlds.' When you say, 'TheLord of the Worlds,' the angel says, 'May Allah have mercy on you.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praisebe to Allah,' and his brother or companion should say to him, 'May Allahhave mercy on you.' Then he should say, 'May Allah guide you and put youraffairs in order.'"
'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Ziyad ibn An'am al-Ifriqi said, "My father toldme that they were taking part in a sea raid in the time of Mu'awiya. Hesaid, 'Our ship was right up against the ship of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. Whenit was time for our midday meal, we invited him and he came over. He said,"You invited me, but even though I am fasting, I cannot avoid acceptingyour invitation because I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, say, 'A Muslim owes six things to his brother.If he neglects any of them, he has neglected an obligatory duty owed tohis brother. He should return his greeting when he greets him. He shouldaccept when he gives him an invitation. He should ask for mercy on himwhen he sneezes. He should give him good counsel when he asks him for advice.'"'"
Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, 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 whenhe invites him, and to ask for mercy on him when he sneezes."
Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, instructed us to do seven things and forbade usseven. He instructed us to visit the sick, to join funeral processions,to bless people who sneeze, to fulfil our oaths, to help the wronged, toreturn the greeting, and to accept invitations. He forbade us gold rings,silver vessels, red (silk) saddle clothes, Qassi (silk and flax) garments,thick brocade, embroidered silk, and pure silk."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "A Muslim owes another Muslim six duties."He was asked, "And what are they, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "To greethim when he meets him, to accept when he gives him an invitation, to givehim good counsel when he asks for advice, to wish mercy on him when hesneezes and says, 'Praise be to Allah,' to visit him when he is ill, andto join the funeral procession when he dies."
'Ali said, "When someone hears a sneeze and says, 'Praise be toAllah, Lord of the Worlds, in every situation,' he will never get a toothacheor earache."
Abu Salih reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praise be toAllah.' When he says, 'Praise be to Allah, ' his brother or companion shouldsay to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then let the person who sneezedsay, 'May Allah guide you and put your affairs in order.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Allah loves the sneeze and dislikes yawning. Whenone you sneezes and praises Allah, it is a duty for every Muslim who hearshim to say, 'May Allah have mercy on you.;' As for the yawn, it comes fromShaytan. When one of you yawns, he should repress it as much as possible.When one of you yawns, Shaytan laughs at him."
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,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a man sneezed and praisedAllah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said to him, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then another man sneezed butthe Prophet did not say anything to him. The man, 'Messenger of Allah!you responded to the other man, but did not say anything to me!' The Prophetreplied, 'He praised Allah and you were silent.'"
Similar to 930, but from Anas.
Abu Hurayra said, "Two men sat in the presence of the Prophet mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, and one of them was from a noble familythan the other. The nobler of the two sneezed and did not praise Allah,so the Prophet did not ask for mercy for him. Then the other man sneezedand praised Allah, so the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,asked for mercy on him. The noble man said, 'I sneezed in your presenceand you did not ask for mercy for me. This other than sneezed and you askedfor mercy on him.' The Prophet said, 'This man mentioned Allah, so I mentionedhim. You forgot Allah, so I forgot you.'"
Nafi' said that when 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar sneezed, they saidto him, "May Allah have mercy on you," and Ibn 'Umar said, "May He havemercy on us and you. May He forgive us and you."
'Abdullah said, "When one of you sneezes, he should say, 'Praisebe 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'MayAllah forgive me and you.'"
Iyas ibn Salama related that his father said, "A man sneezed inthe presence of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, andthe Prophet said, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' Then the man sneezed againand the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'This manhas a cold.'"
Makhul al-Azdi said, "I was beside Ibn 'Umar when a man sneezedon one side of the mosque. Ibn 'Umar said, 'May Allah have mercy on youif you praised Allah.'"
Mujahid said, "When a son of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, either Abu Bakror 'Umar, sneezed, he said, 'Ab!' Ibn 'Umar said, 'What is this "Ab"? Abis the name of one of the shaytans who comes between the sneeze and thepraise.'"
See hadith 935.
Abu Hurayra said, "Wish mercy on a person once, twice and threetimes. Anything more than that is a cold."
Abu Musa said, "The Jews used to sneeze in the presence of theProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, hoping that he wouldsay to them, 'May Allah have mercy on you.' He used to say to them, 'MayAllah guide you and put you in order.'"
Abu Burda said, "I came to Abu Musa while he was in the house ofUmm al-Fadl ibn al-'Abbas and I sneezed and Abu Musa did not wish mercyon 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 sneezedand you did not wish mercy on him. She (Umm al-Fadl) sneezed and you wishedmercy on her.' Abu Musa replied, 'I heard the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, say, "When one of you sneezes and praises Allah,you should wish mercy on him, if he does not praise Allah, do not wishmercy on him." My son sneezed and did not praise Allah, so I did not wishmercy on him. She sneezed and praised Allah, so I wished mercy on her.'She said, 'You did well.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "When one of you yawns, he should repress it asmuch as possible."
Mu'adh said, "I was riding behind the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, and he called out, 'Mu'adh!' 'At your service!'I replied. Then the Prophet said the same thing three times and went on,'Do you know what is Allah's right on His slaves? That they should worshipHim and not associate anything with Him.' Then he rode on for an hour.
Anas said, "There is no one that people loved to see more thanthe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. But when they sawhim, they did not stand up for him since they knew that he disliked that."
'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin, said, "I have not seen anyone whomore resembled the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, inwords or speech or manner of sitting than Fatima." 'A'isha continued, "Whenthe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw that she hadcome, he would greet her and then he stood up for her, kissed her, tookher hand and brought her forward and made her sit in his place. When theProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, visited her, she greetedhim, stood up for him, and kissed him. She came to the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, in his final illness and he greeted her,kissed her, and told her a secret. She wept. Then he confided somethingelse to her and she laughed. I said to the women, 'I see that this womanis superior to other women, yet she is one of them. First she wept andthen she laughed.' I asked her, 'What did he say to you?' She replied,'I would be telling a secret.' When the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, died, Fatima said, 'He confided to me, "I am dying," soI wept. Then he confided to me, "You will be the first of my family tojoin me," so I was happy and pleased at that.'"
Jabir said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,was ill and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down. Abu Bakr relayedhis takbir to the people. The Prophet turned towards us and saw that wewere standing. He indicated to us that we should sit down. So we prayedsitting down with him. When he said the taslim, he said, 'You were aboutto do what the Persians and Romans do. They stand in front of their kingswhen they are seated. Do not do that. Follow your Imams. If the Imam praysstanding, then pray standing. If he prays sitting down, then pray sittingdown."
Abu Sa'id reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "When one of you yawns, he should put his hand over hismouth. Otherwise Shaytan might enter it."
Ibn Abbas said, "When someone yawns, he should place his hand overhis mouth. Yawning comes from Shaytan."
Same as 949.