Ḥadīth: The Prophet ﷺ Disliked Loud Sneezing in the Mosque — Its Authenticity
Source: Fatāwā Amun Pūrī by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amun Pūrī
The Question
What is the authenticity of the ḥadīth:
“The Prophet ﷺ disliked loud sneezing in the mosque”?
The Answer
This narration is found in:
- al-Kāmil by Ibn ʿAdī (9/114)
- al-Sunan al-Kubrā by al-Bayhaqī (3581)
and other collections.
Its chain is weak (ḍaʿīf) due to the following reasons:
① Yaḥyā ibn Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Nawfalī — weak.
(al-Kāmil by Ibn ʿAdī: 9/146)
② Yazīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Nawfalī — also weak.
(al-Kāmil by Ibn ʿAdī: 9/146)
③ Dāwūd ibn Furayj — declared weak by the majority of imāms.
Conclusion
The narration about the Prophet ﷺ disliking loud sneezing in the mosque is weak and cannot be used as authentic evidence.
