سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُChapter: How many times should one say "May Allah have mercy on you" to one who sneezes?
Hadith 5034
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : " شَمِّتْ أَخَاكَ ثَلَاثًا ، فَمَا زَادَ فَهُوَ زُكَامٌ " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: Respond three times to your brother when he sneezes, and if he sneezes more often, he has a cold in his head.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Although this narration is mawquf (attributed to a Companion),
it is also established as marfu‘ (attributed to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), as is found in the following narration.
Although this narration is mawquf (attributed to a Companion),
it is also established as marfu‘ (attributed to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), as is found in the following narration.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5034
