On what basis is the report understood that a man sneezed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his prayer and then praised Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
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The questioner : Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and others have a report in which a man sneezed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during his prayer, O my Shaykh, and he praised Allah (Mighty and Majestic). On what basis is this understood?
The Shaykh : He was rising from the bowing, and the sneeze coincided with his rising from the bowing.
The questioner : And regarding the narration of Abu Dawud, which is through the route of Muhammad ibn Yunus from the hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami, it means he mentioned that the first thing he learned of Islam was that when the one who sneezes praises Allah, it is obligatory to respond to him. So Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami sneezed, he praised Allah, and he responded to him. This is in Abu Dawud.
The Shaykh : ... What is his name, Mu'awiyah.
The questioner : Yes, that is right. The one who sneezed was a Bedouin, and this Bedouin praised Allah, and this one responded to him, and he said to him: - May Allah reward you with good - the one who praised Allah, O my Shaykh, was Mu'awiyah.
The Shaykh : Fine, the completion of the story does not benefit you, because the wise Lawgiver did not consider this speech to be something that preceded you, O 'Ikashah.
The questioner : Now I remember exactly that the one who sneezed was a man other than Mu'awiyah, and Mu'awiyah responded to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him.
The Shaykh : What did you mean?
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked Mu'awiyah and said:Sahih Muslim 537a.
The Shaykh : ..
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I told you, completing the story does not give you the answer to the question.
The questioner : What confused me, O my Shaykh, is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke the one who praised Allah, and as is not hidden from you, O my Shaykh, it is not permissible to delay the explanation until the time of need.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is your observation, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, this is what made me ask about the issue, meaning my mind is long, and I have caught up with you today to get an answer.
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : The story.
The Shaykh : The story is in Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The story is in Sahih Muslim, the Muwatta of Malik, and the Musnad of Ahmad. It is a well-known story.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You do not need to prove it; it is more famous than fire on knowledge. What comes to my mind now is that he did not rebuke him because the rebuke was directed at what is greater.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is more deserving of rebuke, but the legal principles help us completely if we remember the legal principle of blocking the means to harm. For example, if a person enters the mosque on Friday, does he greet? This is from this category. The answer is he does not greet. Why? Because if he greets, they will respond to him, and responding to him will be a cause of creating disturbance, and the preacher is delivering the sermon. So, to block the means to harm, it is said to the Muslim: do not greet. Likewise, what is this... Bismillah. It is said to the one praying: if you sneeze, do not praise Allah in the prayer, unless you do so secretly in your heart, first, and the prayer is not a loud prayer, second, where he is excused due to his preoccupation with listening to the prayer and the recitation. This is what comes to my mind as the answer to this question.
Yes.
The Shaykh : He was rising from the bowing, and the sneeze coincided with his rising from the bowing.
The questioner : And regarding the narration of Abu Dawud, which is through the route of Muhammad ibn Yunus from the hadith of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami, it means he mentioned that the first thing he learned of Islam was that when the one who sneezes praises Allah, it is obligatory to respond to him. So Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami sneezed, he praised Allah, and he responded to him. This is in Abu Dawud.
The Shaykh : ... What is his name, Mu'awiyah.
The questioner : Yes, that is right. The one who sneezed was a Bedouin, and this Bedouin praised Allah, and this one responded to him, and he said to him:
May Allah have mercy on you
يرحمك اللهThe Shaykh : Fine, the completion of the story does not benefit you, because the wise Lawgiver did not consider this speech to be something that preceded you, O 'Ikashah.
The questioner : Now I remember exactly that the one who sneezed was a man other than Mu'awiyah, and Mu'awiyah responded to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him.
The Shaykh : What did you mean?
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked Mu'awiyah and said:
Talking to persons is not fitting during the prayer
إن هذه الصلاة لا يصلح فيها شيء من كلام البشرThe Shaykh : ..
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I told you, completing the story does not give you the answer to the question.
The questioner : What confused me, O my Shaykh, is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke the one who praised Allah, and as is not hidden from you, O my Shaykh, it is not permissible to delay the explanation until the time of need.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is your observation, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, this is what made me ask about the issue, meaning my mind is long, and I have caught up with you today to get an answer.
The Shaykh : Welcome, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : The story.
The Shaykh : The story is in Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The story is in Sahih Muslim, the Muwatta of Malik, and the Musnad of Ahmad. It is a well-known story.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You do not need to prove it; it is more famous than fire on knowledge. What comes to my mind now is that he did not rebuke him because the rebuke was directed at what is greater.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is more deserving of rebuke, but the legal principles help us completely if we remember the legal principle of blocking the means to harm. For example, if a person enters the mosque on Friday, does he greet? This is from this category. The answer is he does not greet. Why? Because if he greets, they will respond to him, and responding to him will be a cause of creating disturbance, and the preacher is delivering the sermon. So, to block the means to harm, it is said to the Muslim: do not greet. Likewise, what is this... Bismillah. It is said to the one praying: if you sneeze, do not praise Allah in the prayer, unless you do so secretly in your heart, first, and the prayer is not a loud prayer, second, where he is excused due to his preoccupation with listening to the prayer and the recitation. This is what comes to my mind as the answer to this question.
Yes.
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