Chapter 97.0

Regarding yawning

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّثَاؤُبِ

3 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 5026sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

2 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin 'AbdullahfromZuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin Hudayj

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَلَى فِيهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ ‏

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English translation

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

When one of you yawns, he should hold his hand over his mouth, for the devil enters.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 5027sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

2 transmitters

Narrated by Waki' bin al-JarrahfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri

Hadith text · Matn

‏ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ ‏

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English translation

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted in a similar way by Suhail through a different chain of narrators. This version has; “during prayer, so he should hold as far as possible”.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، نَحْوَهُ قَالَ ‏

Sunan Abi Dawud, 5028sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-HalwanifromYazid bin HarunfromMuhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'abfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromKaysan Abu Sa'id al-MuqbarifromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْعُطَاسَ وَيَكْرَهُ التَّثَاؤُبَ فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرُدَّهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ وَلاَ يَقُلْ هَاهْ هَاهْ فَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكُمْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَضْحَكُ مِنْهُ ‏

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English translation

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

Allah likes sneezing but dislikes yawning. So when one of you yawns, he should restrain it as much as possible, and should not say Ha, Ha, for that is from the devil who laughs at him.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏