سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5034

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 100

Chapter: How many times should one say "May Allah have mercy on you" to one who sneezes?

باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Narrated Abu Hurairah: Respond three times to your brother when he sneezes, and if he sneezes more often, he has a cold in his head.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : "

شَمِّتْ أَخَاكَ ثَلَاثًا ، فَمَا زَادَ فَهُوَ زُكَامٌ

" .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5034In-book: Book 43, Hadith 5034

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