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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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You say that it is not prescribed for a person who sneezes while in prayer to praise Allah. How do you respond to the hadith of the man who sneezed and praised Allah, where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

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The questioner : Regarding sneezing in prayer, I think, Shaykh, you say he does not praise Allah.

The Shaykh: No.

The questioner : A Muslim does not praise Allah when he sneezes inside the prayer.

The Shaykh : No, he does not praise Allah.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Some of the young men argued, saying: Well, the hadith of the man is an authentic hadith that a man sneezed and praised Allah, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I saw so many angels competing for it إني رأيت كذا وكذا ملك يبتدروها
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The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : So what is your comment, O Shaykh, on this?

The Shaykh : The collection of narrations indicates that this praise occurred after the sneeze and after raising the head from the bowing.

The questioner : It came in agreement, meaning, yes, that is correct.
Source www.al-albany.com

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