Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sneezed, he would put his hand—or his garment—over his mouth and lower—or drop—his voice therewith
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sneezed, he would put his hand—or his garment—over his mouth and lower—or drop—his voice therewith.- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 3317 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: كان رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا عَطَس وضَعَ يَدَه -أو ثوبَهُ- على فيهِ، وخَفَضَ -أو غضَّ- بها صوتَهُ.Understand this hadith
Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sneezed: First: He would put his hand or garment over his mouth so that nothing would come out of his mouth or nose and hurt those around him. Second: He would lower his voice and not raise it.
Lessons from the hadith
- Demonstrating the Prophet's guidance concerning sneezing and following his example in that.
- It is recommended to put a garment, tissue paper, or the like over one's mouth and nose when sneezing lest something should come out and hurt those around him.
- Lowering the voice while sneezing is required and is a sign of perfect manners and noble morals.
References (original Arabic)
سنن أبي داود (7/ 375) (5029). سنن الترمذي (4/ 461) (2745). مسند أحمد (15/ 412) 9662). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (4/ 440). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص528). بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 149). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 678). كنوز رياض الصالحين لمجموعة من الباحثين (11/ 432).