The ruling on responding to a sneeze during the Friday sermon
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Question:
The imam is delivering the sermon, and then a man next to me sneezed and said, "Praise be to Allah." Should I say, "May Allah have mercy on you"?
Answer:
Just as with prayer, you do not say anything. Just as with prayer, you do not say, “May Allah have mercy on you.” So listen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1110Hasan (Al-Albani). To say “be quiet” or “listen” is a well-known command, and yet it is prohibited. Yes.
The imam is delivering the sermon, and then a man next to me sneezed and said, "Praise be to Allah." Should I say, "May Allah have mercy on you"?
Answer:
Just as with prayer, you do not say anything. Just as with prayer, you do not say, “May Allah have mercy on you.” So listen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon
يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب
Source
فتاوى الحج - ١٨ — archive.org (4:44)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.