English
Rifa'ah ibn Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I was praying behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when I sneezed and said,
"Praise of Allah in abundance, pure and blessed, as our Lord loves and is pleased with." When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) finished the prayer, he turned and said, "Who was speaking during the prayer?" No one spoke. He asked a second time, and no one spoke. He asked a third time, and Rifa'ah said, "It was me, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, over thirty angels rushed to take it up." [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Al-Nasa’i]
Ibn Al-Malik said: This hadith indicates the permissibility of praising Allah after sneezing during prayer, according to the correct and relied-upon opinion, unlike the narration of invalidation, which is anomalous. However, it is better to praise Allah silently or remain silent to avoid disagreement, as mentioned in "Sharh Al-Munyah." The hadith can also be understood as referring to the time before speech during prayer was prohibited, as stated in "Al-Mirqah."
Arabic quotation in the English source
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيْهِ، مُبَارَكًا عَلَيْهِ، كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 404 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 773 (unverified) 90% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan al-Nasa'i 931 (unverified) 88% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
ف: ابن الملک نے کہا ہے کہ یہ حدیث اس بات پر دلالت کرتی ہے کہ نماز کی حالت میں نمازی کو چھینک آجائے تو اس کے لئے جائز ہے کہ وہ زبان سے الحمدللہ کہے لیکن اولیٰ یہ ہے کہ نمازی چھینک آنے پر الحمدللہ دل سے کہے یا خاموشی اختیار کرے، نہ تو دل سے الحمدللہ کہے اور نہ زبان سے۔ یہ مرقات میں مذکور ہے۔