Riyad al-Salihin - Al-Nawawi - (1/353)

Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

“Who is this?”(1) I replied, “It is I.” He said, “ ‘It is I! It is I!’ ”—as though he disliked that phrase. Agreed upon.

142 – Chapter: The recommendation to bless the sneezer when he praises Allah Most High, the disapproval of blessing him if he does not praise Allah, and an outline of the etiquettes of blessing, sneezing, and yawning.

883 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah loves sneezing and detests yawning. So when one of you sneezes and praises Allah, it becomes a duty upon every Muslim who hears him to say, ‘May Allah have mercy on you.’ As for yawning, it is only from Satan; therefore, if one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him suppress it as much as he can, for when one of you yawns, Satan laughs at him.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

884 – He also narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “When one of you sneezes, let him say, ‘All praise is for Allah,’ and let his brother or companion say to him, ‘May Allah have mercy on you.’ When he is told, ‘May Allah have mercy on you,’ let him reply, ‘May Allah guide you and set your affairs aright.’” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

885 – Abū Mūsā (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “When one of you sneezes and praises Allah, bless him; but if he does not praise Allah, then do not bless him.” Reported by Muslim.

886 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Two men sneezed in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, and he blessed one of them but did not bless the other. The one who was not blessed said, “So-and-so sneezed and you blessed him, yet I sneezed and you did not bless me.” He replied, “This one praised Allah, whereas you did not praise Allah.” Agreed upon.

887 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sneezed, he would place

(1) The primary manuscript reads “min hadha,” which is also the version recorded in Muslim, 3/1697. Al-Bukhari’s version, 11/35, has “min dha,” and the same wording appears in one of the other manuscripts.

« مَنْ هَذَا ؟ » (١) فَقُلْتُ : أَنَا ، فَقَالَ : « أَنَا ، أَنَا ؟ ! » كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَهَا ، مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ١٤٢ - باب استحباب تشميت العاطس إذا حمد الله تعالى وكراهة تشميته إذ لم يحمد الله تعالى وبيان آداب التشميت والعطاس والتثاؤب ٨٨٣ - عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أن النبي ﷺ قال : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْعُطَاسَ ، وَيَكْرَهُ التَّثَاؤُبَ ، فَإِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ سَمِعَهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ، وَأَمَّا التَّثَاؤُبُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرُدَّهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ ، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا تَثَاءَبَ ضَحِكَ مِنْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ » رواه البخاري . ٨٨٤ - وعنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوهُ أَوْ صَاحِبُهُ : يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ . فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ : يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ، فَلْيَقُلْ : يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ » رواه البخاري . ٨٨٥ - وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال : سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَشَمِّتُوهُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ فَلَا تُشَمِّتُوهُ » رواه مسلم . ٨٨٦ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : عَطَسَ رَجُلَانِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، فَشَمَّتَ أَحَدَهُمَا وَلَمْ يُشَمِّتِ الْآخَرَ ، فَقَالَ الَّذِي لَمْ يُشَمِّتْهُ : عَطَسَ فُلَانٌ فَشَمَّتَهُ ، وَعَطَسْتُ فَلَمْ تُشَمِّتْنِي ؟ فَقَالَ : « هَذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ ، وَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ » مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . ٨٨٧ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، إِذَا عَطَسَ وَضَعَ

(١) كذا الأصل « من هذا » وهي رواية مسلم ١٦٩٧/٣ . ورواية البخاري ٣٥/١١ « من ذا » وكذلك في احدى المخطوطات .