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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزهد والرقائقThe Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts
باب تَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَكَرَاهَةِ التَّثَاؤُبِ:Chapter: Saying: "May Allah Have Mercy On You" To One Who Sneezes, And Yawning Is Disliked
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ بِنْتِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَعَطَسْتُ فَلَمْ يُشَمِّتْنِي ، وَعَطَسَتْ فَشَمَّتَهَا ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى أُمِّي ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهَا ، قَالَتْ : عَطَسَ عِنْدَكَ ابْنِي فَلَمْ تُشَمِّتْهُ ، وَعَطَسَتْ فَشَمَّتَّهَا ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ ابْنَكِ عَطَسَ فَلَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ فَلَمْ أُشَمِّتْهُ ، وَعَطَسَتْ فَحَمِدَتِ اللَّهَ ، فَشَمَّتُّهَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ ، فَشَمِّتُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ فَلَا تُشَمِّتُوهُ " .
Abu Burda reported: I visited Abu Musa, as he was in the house of the daughter of Fadl bin 'Abbas. I sneezed but he did not respond to it (by saying): Allah may have mercy upon you. Then she sneezed and he (Fadl bin 'Abbas) said: May Allah have mercy upon you. I came back to my mother and informed her about it, and when he came to her she said: My son sneezed in your presence and you did not say: "Allah may have mercy upon you, and she sneezed and you said for her: "May Allah have mercy upon you." Thereupon he said: Your son sneezed but he did not praise Allah and I did not beg mercy of Allah for him and she sneezed and she praised Allah and so I said: May Allah have mercy upon you, as I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When any one of you sneezes he should praise Allah and the other should say: May Allah have mercy upon you, and if he does not praise Allah, no mercy should be begged for him.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The daughter of Fadl radi Allahu anhu, Umm Kulthum, was the second wife of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhu, and was a co-wife of the mother of Abu Burdah. Therefore, she became upset and inquired about the reason.
Benefits and Issues:
The daughter of Fadl radi Allahu anhu, Umm Kulthum, was the second wife of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhu, and was a co-wife of the mother of Abu Burdah. Therefore, she became upset and inquired about the reason.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7488
