The ruling on praising Allah after sneezing in prayer, in a low voice
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Is it permissible to praise Allah after sneezing in prayer, in a low voice?The Shaykh: He praises Allah, and this is established by the confirmation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). For Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam entered the prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and a man sneezed,So he said: (Praise be to Allah,So Mu'awiyah said to him: May Allah have mercy on you. The people cast their glances at him—Meaning: they looked at him with a look of disapproval—So he said: and "May her mother be bereaved"—which is a phrase said in times of distress—and they began to strike their thighs to make him stop, so he stopped). When he finished his prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) called him,And he said to him: (Indeed, in this prayer, nothing of the speech of people or of the speech of humans is valid; it is only for glorification, saying Allahu Akbar, and reciting the Qur'an).
So if the one praying sneezes, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to praise Allah. But if he finds a cause for another remembrance, and the person is praying, does he say it or not?We say: He says it in what the Sunnah has brought.For example: If it happens that he begins to feel restless in prayer, let him say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
All right! If he hears a dog barking?He says: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
He hears a rooster crowing?He says: I ask Allah of His bounty.
If he hears the mu'adhdhin calling the adhan, does he respond or not?Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: He responds, because this is a remembrance whose cause was found in the prayer. However, there is some hesitation in the soul regarding this with respect to the adhan; because the adhan will occupy a large part of the prayer and distract you from it. So it is better not to respond to the mu'adhdhins. But it is possible that if he finishes the prayer, he responds to the mu'adhdhin as a make-up.
Is it permissible to praise Allah after sneezing in prayer, in a low voice?The Shaykh: He praises Allah, and this is established by the confirmation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). For Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam entered the prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and a man sneezed,So he said: (Praise be to Allah,So Mu'awiyah said to him: May Allah have mercy on you. The people cast their glances at him—Meaning: they looked at him with a look of disapproval—So he said: and "May her mother be bereaved"—which is a phrase said in times of distress—and they began to strike their thighs to make him stop, so he stopped). When he finished his prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) called him,And he said to him: (Indeed, in this prayer, nothing of the speech of people or of the speech of humans is valid; it is only for glorification, saying Allahu Akbar, and reciting the Qur'an).
So if the one praying sneezes, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) to praise Allah. But if he finds a cause for another remembrance, and the person is praying, does he say it or not?We say: He says it in what the Sunnah has brought.For example: If it happens that he begins to feel restless in prayer, let him say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
All right! If he hears a dog barking?He says: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
He hears a rooster crowing?He says: I ask Allah of His bounty.
If he hears the mu'adhdhin calling the adhan, does he respond or not?Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: He responds, because this is a remembrance whose cause was found in the prayer. However, there is some hesitation in the soul regarding this with respect to the adhan; because the adhan will occupy a large part of the prayer and distract you from it. So it is better not to respond to the mu'adhdhins. But it is possible that if he finishes the prayer, he responds to the mu'adhdhin as a make-up.