Sunan Abi Dawud · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي الْعُطَاسِ
Chapter: Regarding sneezing.
2 hadith · references 5029–5030
Sequential reading
Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 5029كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا عَطَسَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ ، أَوْ ثَوْبَهُ عَلَى فِيهِ ، وَخَفَضَ أَوْ غَضَّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُNarrated Abu Hurairah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sneezed, he placed his hand or a garment on his mouth, and lessened the noise. The transmitter Yahya is doubtful about the exact words khafada or ghadda (lessened).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5030خَمْسٌ تَجِبُ لِلْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى أَخِيهِ : رَدُّ السَّلَامِ ، وَتَشْمِيتُ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِجَابَةُ الدَّعْوَةِ ، وَعِيَادَةُ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتِّبَاعُ الْجَنَازَةِAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There are five qualities which a Muslim should display to his brother: return of salutation, response to the one who sneezes, acceptance of the invitation, paying7 narrators