The ruling on seeking refuge with Allah when yawning
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Question:
We return to the program's questions as well. This questioner says: What is the ruling on seeking refuge with Allah when yawning? Is there any evidence for that? And what should I do when it happens?
Answer:
Seeking refuge with Allah when yawning is not prescribed; there is no evidence for it, because yawning is from Shaytan, and it indicates laziness and sluggishness. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that if yawning overtakes a person, he should suppress it as much as he can. If the yawning overpowers him, he should place his hand over his mouth and not open it, and he should not make a sound. He should not make a sound that can be heard when he yawns. This may also happen during prayer, where one yawns and makes a sound, which may invalidate his prayer, because if the letters of his voice become distinct, it becomes speech, and speech in prayer is not permissible. Nothing of human speech is permissible in prayer, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. This is the Shari'ah solution: he suppresses it if he can prevent it. If the yawning overpowers him, he does so gently, places his hand over his mouth, does not open it, and does not make a sound. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We return to the program's questions as well. This questioner says: What is the ruling on seeking refuge with Allah when yawning? Is there any evidence for that? And what should I do when it happens?
Answer:
Seeking refuge with Allah when yawning is not prescribed; there is no evidence for it, because yawning is from Shaytan, and it indicates laziness and sluggishness. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that if yawning overtakes a person, he should suppress it as much as he can. If the yawning overpowers him, he should place his hand over his mouth and not open it, and he should not make a sound. He should not make a sound that can be heard when he yawns. This may also happen during prayer, where one yawns and makes a sound, which may invalidate his prayer, because if the letters of his voice become distinct, it becomes speech, and speech in prayer is not permissible. Nothing of human speech is permissible in prayer, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. This is the Shari'ah solution: he suppresses it if he can prevent it. If the yawning overpowers him, he does so gently, places his hand over his mouth, does not open it, and does not make a sound. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/258 — archive.org (4:50)
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