If sneezing occurs more than three times, what does the one who responds say?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, regarding the one who sneezes: if he sneezes in the fourth rak'ah and his brother responds to him by saying, "May Allah heal you" or "May Allah cure you," what does he say in return?
The Shaykh : Yes, when the one who sneezes sneezes the first time, you say, "May Allah have mercy on you," and he responds by saying, "May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs." The second time is the same, and the third time is the same. In the fourth time, if he has been responded to three times before, he says, "May Allah heal you, for you are congested." But what does the one who sneezes say? We say, by analogy with the greeting, where Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:86] that the one who sneezes should say, "What?" "May Allah heal you," or "And you likewise," or "The same for you." Yes, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes, when the one who sneezes sneezes the first time, you say, "May Allah have mercy on you," and he responds by saying, "May Allah guide you and rectify your affairs." The second time is the same, and the third time is the same. In the fourth time, if he has been responded to three times before, he says, "May Allah heal you, for you are congested." But what does the one who sneezes say? We say, by analogy with the greeting, where Allah the Exalted said:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.