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Say to the one who sneezes:
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يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ
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“May Allah have mercy on you”.
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The person sneezing should then reply
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يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
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“May Allah keep you on hidayat (guidance) and make proper your condition.
(Mishkat, Bukhari) |
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If the sneezing person is a woman, the reply is with a kasrah (zer) on the kaaf.
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If the sneezing person dose not recite “Alhamdulillaah” then it is not necessary to reply but if he does say so then it is waajib reply.
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If the sneezing person has flu or any other difficulty which results in repeated sneezes then it is not necessary to reply after the third time.
(Mishkat) |
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To regard the sneeze as a bad omen: One should not take or see anything as bad omen as it is stated as being Shirk in the hadith.
(Hisnul Hasin) |
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