Should one remind a sneezer who did not praise Allah, or not?
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The questioner : Some of them ... .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... Praise be to Allah because ... Praise be to Allah ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean reminding? This is a matter in which there is scholarly disagreement. If he did not praise Allah, do you remind him by saying, "Praise Allah, my brother," is that prescribed for you? Or do you not respond to his sneeze at all?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? The correct view is that you do not respond to his sneeze unless he is ignorant and does not know; in that case, you inform him. But if you know that the man is negligent, you do not say, "Say, Praise be to Allah." Therefore, we should teach our young children this matter so that it becomes settled in their hearts that when one sneezs, he says, "Praise be to Allah." Yes.
The reader: The chapter on Saturday sandals.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The reader: And others.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... Praise be to Allah because ... Praise be to Allah ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean reminding? This is a matter in which there is scholarly disagreement. If he did not praise Allah, do you remind him by saying, "Praise Allah, my brother," is that prescribed for you? Or do you not respond to his sneeze at all?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? The correct view is that you do not respond to his sneeze unless he is ignorant and does not know; in that case, you inform him. But if you know that the man is negligent, you do not say, "Say, Praise be to Allah." Therefore, we should teach our young children this matter so that it becomes settled in their hearts that when one sneezs, he says, "Praise be to Allah." Yes.
The reader: The chapter on Saturday sandals.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The reader: And others.