Permissibility of praising Allah in prayer for one who sneezes
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If a person sneezes during prayer, does he praise Allah?
If a person sneezes during prayer, let him praise Allah; for it is established in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam: (that he entered to pray, and a man from among the people sneezed and said: Praise be to Allah,So Mu'awiyah said to him: May Allah have mercy on you, so the people cast their gazes at him -Meaning: they began looking at him with a look of disapproval -So he said: and woe to his mother! So they began slapping their thighs to make him stop, and he stopped. When he finished his prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: "Indeed, in this prayer, nothing of the speech of people is appropriate; it is only glorification, saying Allahu Akbar, and reciting the Qur'an") or as he said.
This indicates that if a person sneezes in prayer, he praises Allah. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded a person when Satan opened the door of whispers and distractions in prayer, he was ordered to spit to his left three times and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Accordingly, if he finds a cause for remembrance while he is praying, he remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and there is no blame on him.
But if you hear the adhan while you are praying, do you respond to the mu'adhdhin? Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that one responds to the mu'adhdhin, just as he praises Allah when he sneezes and seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan when Satan takes hold of him with distractions. So he responds to the mu'adhdhin, but there is some hesitation in this,Meaning: regarding responding to the mu'adhdhin; because responding to the mu'adhdhin is long and occupies the one praying. As for what requires only one word or the like, there is nothing wrong with doing it.
But if a person sees someone doing something wrong, does he say: O so-and-so, do not do that.
? No; because this is from the speech of people.
If a person sneezes during prayer, let him praise Allah; for it is established in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam: (that he entered to pray, and a man from among the people sneezed and said: Praise be to Allah,So Mu'awiyah said to him: May Allah have mercy on you, so the people cast their gazes at him -Meaning: they began looking at him with a look of disapproval -So he said: and woe to his mother! So they began slapping their thighs to make him stop, and he stopped. When he finished his prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: "Indeed, in this prayer, nothing of the speech of people is appropriate; it is only glorification, saying Allahu Akbar, and reciting the Qur'an") or as he said.
This indicates that if a person sneezes in prayer, he praises Allah. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded a person when Satan opened the door of whispers and distractions in prayer, he was ordered to spit to his left three times and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Accordingly, if he finds a cause for remembrance while he is praying, he remembers Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and there is no blame on him.
But if you hear the adhan while you are praying, do you respond to the mu'adhdhin? Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that one responds to the mu'adhdhin, just as he praises Allah when he sneezes and seeks refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan when Satan takes hold of him with distractions. So he responds to the mu'adhdhin, but there is some hesitation in this,Meaning: regarding responding to the mu'adhdhin; because responding to the mu'adhdhin is long and occupies the one praying. As for what requires only one word or the like, there is nothing wrong with doing it.
But if a person sees someone doing something wrong, does he say: O so-and-so, do not do that.
? No; because this is from the speech of people.