Blowing on the sneezer and returning the salam: Are they obligatory on everyone?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding blowing on the sneezer and returning the salam, is it obligatory on everyone who hears it, or is it sufficient for some of them?
Answer:
This is a recommended practice (sunnah) of collective obligation. If enough people perform it, if one of those present blows on the sneezer, the collective obligation is fulfilled, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding blowing on the sneezer and returning the salam, is it obligatory on everyone who hears it, or is it sufficient for some of them?
Answer:
This is a recommended practice (sunnah) of collective obligation. If enough people perform it, if one of those present blows on the sneezer, the collective obligation is fulfilled, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 59 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معى السمود/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:30)
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