And does the one who is praying respond to the sneeze of one who has praised Allah?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a man to respond?
The Shaykh : No, no, you respond to him while you are praying!
The questioner : ... Is the response permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, you do not respond to him while you are praying, you do not say, "May Allah have mercy on you." If you are not praying and you hear him praise Allah, you make a supplication for him and say, "May Allah have mercy on you."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In the closing salam.
The Shaykh : That is, a person sneezes while he is praying, he says, "Praise be to Allah," and you hear him while you are reciting; he is praying a voluntary prayer next to you, he sneezes and says, "Praise be to Allah," and you hear him. Do you say, "May Allah have mercy on you"?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It appears that you do not say it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is feared that if you say, "May Allah have mercy on you," he might rush without realizing it and say, "May Allah guide you and rectify your condition." But when he has finished his prayer, say to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what?
The questioner : You mentioned that ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : No, no, you respond to him while you are praying!
The questioner : ... Is the response permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, you do not respond to him while you are praying, you do not say, "May Allah have mercy on you." If you are not praying and you hear him praise Allah, you make a supplication for him and say, "May Allah have mercy on you."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In the closing salam.
The Shaykh : That is, a person sneezes while he is praying, he says, "Praise be to Allah," and you hear him while you are reciting; he is praying a voluntary prayer next to you, he sneezes and says, "Praise be to Allah," and you hear him. Do you say, "May Allah have mercy on you"?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It appears that you do not say it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, because it is feared that if you say, "May Allah have mercy on you," he might rush without realizing it and say, "May Allah guide you and rectify your condition." But when he has finished his prayer, say to him, "May Allah have mercy on you." Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what?
The questioner : You mentioned that ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?