Fortress of the Muslim

Hisn al-Muslim 188

Arabic hadith text

إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُم فَلْيَقُلِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)، وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ أَخُوهُ أَوْ صَاحِبُهُ: (يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ)، فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُ: (يَرحَمُكَ اللَّهُ)، فَلْيَقُلْ: (يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ)

Translation

When one of you sneezes, let him say, “Praise be to Allah.” Then let his brother or companion say to him, “May Allah have mercy on you.” When he says to him, “May Allah have mercy on you,” let him reply, “May Allah guide you and set your affairs right.”