43/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2743 — Repeated Sneezing and Cold
What Has Been Related About How Much Response Is Given To The Sneezing Person
Hadith About Repeated Sneezing and Having a Cold
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2743
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2743
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ " . ثُمَّ عَطَسَ الثَّانِيَةَ وَالثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَذَا رَجُلٌ مَزْكُومٌ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ " أَنْتَ مَزْكُومٌ " . قَالَ هَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ .وَقَدْ رَوَى شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَ رِوَايَةِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، بِهَذَا .وَرَوَى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، نَحْوَ رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَقَالَ لَهُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ " أَنْتَ مَزْكُومٌ " . حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ .
Iyas bin Salamah Narrated from:
Narrated Iyas bin Salamah: From His Father: "A Man Sneezed In The Presence Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) While I Was Present, So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Yarhamukallah (May Allah Have Mercy Upon You).' Then He Sneezed A Second And Third Time. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "This Man Is Suffering From A Cold.'"(Another Chain) From Iyas Bin Salamah From His Father, From The Prophet (ﷺ) With Similar Narration, Except That He Said To Him The Third Time: "You Are Suffering From A Cold." [He Said:] And This Is More Correct Than The Narration Of Ibn Al-Mubarak.Shu'Bah Reported This Hadith From 'Ikrimah Bin 'Ammar And It Is Similar To The Narration Of Yahya Bin Sa'Eed. (A Chain To Support That).And 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Mahdi Reported It From 'Ikrimah Bin 'Ammar And It Is Similar To The Narration Of Ibn Al-Mubarak, But He Said To Him The Third Time: "You Are Suffering From A Cold." (A Chain To Support That)
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2743In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 10,11,12,13English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2743
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2743
This hadith gives a practical point about repeated sneezing in Islam. A man sneezed in the presence of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said Yarhamukallah. Then the man sneezed again, and the narration mentions a second and third time. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that the man was suffering from a cold, with another wording saying this was said the third time. The meaning stays close to the text: reply with mercy, but repeated sneezing may show illness rather than a single normal sneeze. This hadith is useful for people searching for what to say when someone sneezes many times. It also shows the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم speech was gentle, short, and linked to the real situation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Say Yarhamukallah to the sneezer as shown in the narration.
- Repeated sneezing can be treated differently from a single sneeze.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recognized the person’s condition without making the matter heavy.
- Mercy and practical awareness can come together in daily manners.
