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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one sneezes while praying alone, is it prescribed to respond to the sneeze?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it obligatory to respond to a sneeze during prayer?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Is it obligatory to respond to a sneeze during prayer?

The Shaykh:
I do not know of any evidence for this, because you will not be able to respond to him while he is praying. Yes. However, the one who is praying should praise Allah when he sneezes; they mentioned this, did they not? Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1552] من عطس وهو يصلي منفردا، هل يشرع تشميته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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