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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Etiquette of Responding to a Sneeze: Between Individual and Collective Obligation

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on responding to a sneeze? Is it an individual obligation or a collective obligation?

Answer:
It is a collective obligation. If one person from the group responds to it, the obligation is fulfilled, and it becomes a recommended practice for the rest. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 68 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|الصلاة|في أن قتل الحية والعقرب والمشي اليسير للحاجة |صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:57)

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