2/128. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 773 — Praise After Sneezing in Prayer
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Praise After Sneezing in Salah: A Hadith on Good Words in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 773
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 773
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، نَحْوَهُ قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَمِّ، أَبِيهِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَطَسَ رِفَاعَةُ لَمْ يَقُلْ قُتَيْبَةُ رِفَاعَةُ فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ مُبَارَكًا عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ " مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ " . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ وَأَتَمَّ مِنْهُ .
Rifa'ah ibn Rafi' Narrated from:
I offered prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Rifa'ah sneezed. The narrator Qutaybah did not mention the name Rifa'ah (but he said: I sneezed). So I said: Praise be to Allah, praise much, good and blessed therein, blessed thereupon, as our Lord likes and is pleased. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he turned and said: Who was the speaker in prayer? He then narrated the rest of the tradition like that of Malik and completed it.
[1] The narration of Mālik he is referring to is number 770, the narration of Rifā'ah which preceded the narration of Ibn 'Abbās.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 773In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 383English translation : Book 3, Hadith 772
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 773
This hadith about praise after sneezing in salah tells of Rifa’ah praying behind the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. After sneezing, he praised Allah with many good and blessed words, adding words that describe praise as loved and pleasing to the Lord. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished the prayer, he turned and asked who had spoken in the prayer. The narration says the rest of the report was like the narration of Malik and completed it. Based on the text given, the focus is the praise of Allah and the Prophet’s attention to the words after the prayer ended. It is closely connected to other reports where similar words of praise were recognized as good and honored.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rifa’ah praised Allah after sneezing while in prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the words after completing the prayer.
- The praise described Allah with much, good, and blessed praise.
- The narration connects this event to a fuller related report.
