Is it permissible to respond to a sneezer during the Friday sermon while the imam is on the pulpit?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to respond to a sneezer during the Friday sermon while the imam is on the pulpit?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to respond to a sneezer if he praises Allah the Exalted during the Friday sermon, because listening attentively is obligatory. Since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1110Sahih (Darussalam), and this is a prohibition concerning a wrong related to listening to the sermon, it is evidence that it is not permissible for a person to say to his companion, "May Allah have mercy on you," during the Friday sermon.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to respond to a sneezer if he praises Allah the Exalted during the Friday sermon, because listening attentively is obligatory. Since the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).
إذا قلت لصحابك: أنصت يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب فقد لغوتThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.