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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 884

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In-book entry
41

Chapter 12

Chapter context: Saying "Al-Hamdulillah" When Sneezing, Its Reply, and Manners Relating to Sneezing and Yawning

- باب استحباب تشميت العاطس إذا حمد الله تعالى وكراهة تشميته إذا لم يحمد الله تعالى و بيان آداب التشميت و العطاس والتثاؤب

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏إذا تثاءب أحدكم فليمسك بيده علي فيه، فإن الشيطان يدخل‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When one yawns, he should put his hand over his mouth, otherwise the devil will enter." [Muslim].

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This is Hadith 884 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 6, The Book of Greetings, as in-book entry 41 under the chapter “Saying "Al-Hamdulillah" When Sneezing, Its Reply, and Manners Relating to Sneezing and Yawning.”

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