Islamic Dua Directory

Category: Du’as for Sneezing

  • Dua for sneezing

    When you sneeze, then say
    Alhamdu lillaahالْحَمْـدُ للهِ
    May Allah have mercy upon you.
    Your companion should say
    يَرْحَمُـكَ الله
    Yarhamukallaah
    All praises and thanks are to Allah.
    When someone says Yarhamukallaah to you, then you should say
    يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم
     Yahdeekumul-laahu wa yuslihu baalakum
    May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order.
    Al-Bukhari 7/125.

  • What to say to the disbeliever if he sneezes

    What to say to the disbeliever if he sneezes and praises Allah
    “May Allah guide you and set your affairs in order.”
    يَهْـديكُـمُ اللهُ وَيُصْـلِحُ بالَـكُم
    Yahdeekumullaahu wa yuslihu baalakum.
    At-Tirmidhi 5/82, Ahmad 4/400, Abu Dawud 4/ 308. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 2/354.