Islam gives consideration to the general feeling of
people who gather at any place; so people would desire to gather. Therefore,
Islam instructs its followers to be clean; they should not come with a bad odor
that bothers others, and they should come well-dressed so that people would not
be harmed by his sight.
Islam also instructs people to pay attention to the
speaker without interrupting him and to sit where they find room without
crossing people or causing them any inconvenience. The Prophet (s.a.w.)said about the
gathering of the Friday Prayer (Jumu‘ah):
“Whoever takes a bath on Friday, applies some scent on if any,
wears the best of his clothes, then attends Friday prayer without crossing over
people’s necks and performs whatever rak‘ahs he is able, and then keeps quiet when the Imam mounts
the pulpit until he concludes prayer, his prayer will be an atonement for the
whole week preceding that prayer.” [AbuDawood & Ibn Maajah]
1. If Someone Sneezes, He Should Say, “Alhamdulillaah.” (All Praise Is
Due To Allah)
2. Those Who Hear Him Should Say, “Yarhamuk-Allahu (May Allah Have Mercy On You).”
The one who
sneezes should again reply to them by saying,
“Yahdeekumullaah wa yuslihu baalakum (may Allah guide you
and improve your heart, your living, and your affairs).”
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“When
one of you sneezes, let him say, ‘Alhamdulillaah,’ and then let his
brother or companion say to him, ‘Yarhamuk-Allahu,’ and then let him (the one who sneezed) say, ‘Yahdee kum-ullaah wa yuslihu
baalakum.’” [al-Bukhari]
From its manners
is what Abu Hurairah (r.t.a) related, that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“When
one of you sneezes, let him place his hands on his face and lower his voice.” [al-Haakim]
3. When Someone
Feels Like Yawning, They Should Try To Stop It As Much As Possible.
The Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
“Indeed
Allah loves sneezes but hates yawns. When one of you sneezes and then thanks
and praises Allah, it is his right that every Muslim that hears him says “Yarhamuk-Allah”. As
for yawning, it is from Satan, so let a person try to suppress it as much as
possible. And if one of you sighs, “Aahh!”
[while doing so], Shaytaan laughs.”
[al-Bukhari]
4. One should not belch in public.
Ibn
‘Umar (peace
be upon him) said:
“A man belched while in the company of the Messenger of Allah (),
and so he said to him: ‘Save us from your belching, for the most satiated in
this life will be hungry for the longest time on the Day of Resurrection.’ ” [at-Tirmidhi
& Ibn Maajah]
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