43/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2747 — Suppressing the Yawn
What Has Been Related About 'Indeed Allah Loves Sneezing And He Dislikes Yawning'
Hadith About Allah Loving Sneezing and Disliking Yawning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2747
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2747
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْعُطَاسَ وَيَكْرَهُ التَّثَاؤُبَ فَإِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَحَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعَهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ وَأَمَّا التَّثَاؤُبُ فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرُدَّهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ وَلاَ يَقُولَنَّ هَاهْ هَاهْ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَضْحَكُ مِنْهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ . وَابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ أَحْفَظُ لِحَدِيثِ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ وَأَثْبَتُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الْعَطَّارَ الْبَصْرِيَّ يَذْكُرُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمَدِينِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ أَحَادِيثُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ رَوَى بَعْضَهَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَرَوَى بَعْضَهَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَاخْتَلَطَتْ عَلَىَّ فَجَعَلْتُهَا عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Indeed Allah Loves Sneezing And He Dislikes The Yawn. So When One Of You Sneezes And Says 'Al-Hamdulillah (All Praise Is Due To Allah),' Then It Is A Right Due From Every One Who Hears Him To Say: 'Yarhamukallah (May Allah Have Mercy Upon You)' As For Yawning Then When One Of You Yawns Let Him Suppress It As Much As Possible And Not Say: "Hah Hah' For That Is Only From Ash-Shaitan Laughing At Him."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2747In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2747
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2747
This hadith gives a fuller rule for sneezing and yawning. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. When someone sneezes and says Al-Hamdulillah, everyone who hears him has a right to say Yarhamukallah. This shows that the reply is connected to hearing praise of Allah. For yawning, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to suppress it as much as possible and not say Hah Hah, because that is from Ash-Shaitan laughing at him. The main search phrase is hadith Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. The teaching is direct and practical: respond to praise with mercy, and handle yawning quietly and with self-control.
What we learn from this hadith
- Say Yarhamukallah when you hear the sneezer say Alhamdulillah.
- The hadith gives the sneezer a right when praise of Allah is heard.
- Suppress yawning as much as possible.
- Avoid making the Hah Hah sound while yawning.
