Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 5026
sahih· Al-Albani

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 ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 43, Hadith 254
English Reference
Book 42, Hadith 5008
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