Hadith 262

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Chapter 100

How many times should one say "May Allah have mercy on you" to one who sneezes?

باب كَمْ مَرَّةٍ يُشَمَّتُ الْعَاطِسُ

Sunan Abi Dawud 5034
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ شَمِّتْ أَخَاكَ ثَلاَثًا فَمَا زَادَ فَهُوَ زُكَامٌ ‏.‏
AbuHurayrah:

Respond three times to your brother when he sneezes, and if he sneezes more often, he has a cold in his head.