Invocation for sneezing
OD-188
Hisn al-Muslim 188
3 parts
Instruction
إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُم فَلْيَقُلِ
When you sneeze, say:
What the sneezer says
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Response to the sneezer
Instruction
وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوهُ أَوْ صَاحِبُهُ:
A companion should reply:
يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ
The sneezer’s reply
Instruction
فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ، فَلْيَقُلْ:
The sneezer should then reply:
يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
Transliteration
What the sneezer says
Al-ḥamdu li-llāh
Response to the sneezer
A companion should reply:
Yarḥamuka llāh
The sneezer’s reply
The sneezer should then reply:
Yahdīkumu llāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum
Translation
What the sneezer says
All praise is for Allah.
Response to the sneezer
A companion should reply:
May Allah have mercy on you.
The sneezer’s reply
The sneezer should then reply:
May Allah guide you and set your affairs right.
Source
Hisn al-Muslim 188
Virtues
No narrated virtues are recorded for this entry.
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Invocation for sneezing