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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Manners
باب مَا جَاءَ كَيْفَ تَشْمِيتُ الْعَاطِسِChapter: How to Respond to Someone Who Sneezes
Hadith 2739
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ دَيْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ : " كَانَ الْيَهُودُ يَتَعَاطَسُونَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَرْجُونَ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُمْ : " يَرْحَمُكُمُ اللَّهُ ، فَيَقُولُ : يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ " ، وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، وَأَبِي أَيُّوبَ ، وَسَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Abu Musa:` The Jews used to sneeze in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) hoping that he would say: 'Yarhamukumullah (May Allah have mercy upon you).' So he said: 'Yahdikumullahu Wa Yuslihu Balakum (May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs).'"
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith it is understood that in response to the sneeze of non-Muslims, only «يهديكم الله ويصلح بالكم» should be said, and not «یرحکم اللہ» (may Allah have mercy on you), because Allah’s mercy in the Hereafter is exclusively for Muslims.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that in response to the sneeze of non-Muslims, only (yahdikumullahu wa yuslihu balakum) should be said.
And (yarhamukumullah) ("may Allah have mercy on you") should not be said, because the mercy of Allah in the Hereafter is exclusively for Muslims.
1:
From this hadith, it is understood that in response to the sneeze of non-Muslims, only (yahdikumullahu wa yuslihu balakum) should be said.
And (yarhamukumullah) ("may Allah have mercy on you") should not be said, because the mercy of Allah in the Hereafter is exclusively for Muslims.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2739
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
To a non-Muslim, in response to his sneeze, instead of saying (yarhamuk Allah), one should say (yahdikum Allah wa yuslih balakum), just as one cannot initiate (as-salamu alaykum) to him. And if he says it, then in reply only "alaykum" is said.
To a non-Muslim, in response to his sneeze, instead of saying (yarhamuk Allah), one should say (yahdikum Allah wa yuslih balakum), just as one cannot initiate (as-salamu alaykum) to him. And if he says it, then in reply only "alaykum" is said.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5038
