Daily Hadith Mon 12-Mar-2018 - 25 Jumada al-Akhrah 1439 حديث اليوم
Saying 'Al-Hamdulillah' on Sneezing, its reply and Manners relating to Sneezing and Yawning
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning. When any one of you sneezes and says `Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah), it becomes obligatory upon every Muslim who hears him to respond with `Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you). Yawning is from the devil. When one of you feels like yawning, he should restrain it as much as possible, for the devil laughs when one of you yawns."[Al-Bukhari].


Commentary:
Sneezing lightens the mind of man, and bodily he feels comfort. It is, therefore, something good and one should glorify Allah for it. Whereas, yawning is indicative of gluttony, sloth and heaviness and is considered disagreeable. The Prophet (PBUH) commanded us to stop it either by closing our mouth or by putting our hand across it in order to avoid an act which pleases Satan.
142/878 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب استحباب تشميت العاطس إذا حمد الله تعالى وكراهية تشميته إذا لم يحمد اللَّه تعالى وبيان آداب التشميت والعطاس والتثاؤب
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « إن الله يُحِبُّ الُعطاسَ وَيَكْرَهُ التَّثاُؤبَ ، فَإذَا عَطَس أحَدكُم وحمد الله تعالى كانَ حقَّا على كل مسلم سمعهُ أن يقول له يرحمك الله وأما التّثاوب فإنما هو من الشيطان ، فـإذا تثاءب أحدكم فليردُّهُ ما استطاع ، فإن أحدكم إذا تثاءب ضَحِكَ منه الشيطان » رواه البخاري .
878/142 - رياض الصالحين
Mon 12-Mar-2018 - 25 Jumada al-Akhrah 1439