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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Responding to a Christian’s Sneeze

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Question:
Is it permissible to respond to a Christian’s sneeze, since he reciprocates that with us?

Answer:
Yes, one says: May Allah guide you. The Jews used to sneeze in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when they sneezed and praised Allah, he would say to them:
May Allah guide youيهديكم الله
. As for the Muslim, one says to him:
May Allah have mercy on youيرحمك الله
, and he says: May Allah guide you and set your affairs right. As for when a disbeliever, whether from the Jews, the Christians, or others, sneezes and praises Allah, and you hear him praising Allah, you say to him: May Allah guide you, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the Jews. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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