Responding to a sneeze and returning the greeting during the Friday sermon
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: During the Friday sermon, is it permissible for us to respond to a sneeze if someone sneezes?
The Shaykh:
No. No, do not respond to a sneeze. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
With the salam, if someone greets you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: During the Friday sermon, is it permissible for us to respond to a sneeze if someone sneezes?
The Shaykh:
No. No, do not respond to a sneeze. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
With the salam, if someone greets you. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل إذا عرف هذا فكل حركة في العالم العلوي والسفلي فسببها المحبة والإرادة — islamhouse.com (1:11:49)
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