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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is responding to a sneeze an individual obligation or a collective obligation?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, is responding to a sneeze obligatory for individuals, or is it measured by the ruling of the salam?

Answer:
If he praises Allah, it is obligatory for whoever hears him to respond to his sneeze. If they are a group, one person is sufficient. If they are a group, one person is sufficient. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تشميت العاطس هل هو فرض عيان أو كفاية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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