It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that two men sneezed in the presence of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. One of them was more honorable than the other. The honorable one sneezed but did not say "Alhamdulillah," so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not respond to his sneeze. The other sneezed and said "Alhamdulillah," so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, responded to him. The honorable one said: "I also sneezed near you, but you did not respond to me, and he sneezed and you responded to him?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He sneezed and mentioned Allah Almighty, so I also mentioned him. And you forgot Allah Almighty, so I also forgot you."

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you sneezes, he should place his hand over his mouth.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty likes sneezing and dislikes yawning. Whoever sneezes and says "Alhamdulillah," it is the right of the listener to say "Yarhamukallah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I went to my father, Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he was in the house of Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Umm Fadl (she was his wife). I sneezed, but my father did not respond to me. However, when Umm Kulthum sneezed, he responded to her. When I returned to my mother, I mentioned this to her. When my father came to my mother, she said: My son sneezed and you did not respond, but when Umm Kulthum sneezed, you responded to her. He said: Yes, your son sneezed and did not say“Alhamdulillah,”so I did not respond, and this woman sneezed and said“Alhamdulillah,”so I responded to her. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you sneezes and says“Alhamdulillah,”then respond to him, and if he does not say“Alhamdulillah,”then do not respond. She said: Then you did well, you did very well.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you sneezes, he should say: "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin" (All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds), and those around him should say: "Yarhamukallah" (May Allah have mercy on you), and then the one who sneezed should say: "Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum" (May Allah guide you and set your affairs right).

Dhul-Janahain Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sneezed and said "Alhamdulillah," it would be said to him in reply: "Yarhamukallah." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum" (May Allah guide you and set your condition right).

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you sneezes and says "Alhamdulillah ‘ala kulli hal" (All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance), then the one who replies to him should say: "Yarhamukallah" (May Allah have mercy on you), and in response to this, the one who sneezed should then say: (May Allah guide you and rectify your condition).

Hilal bin Yasaf narrates from a man of the family of Khalid bin Urfutah, who says: I was on a journey with Sayyiduna Salim bin Ubaid. A man sneezed and said, "As-Salamu Alaikum." Salim bin Ubaid replied to him, "Peace be upon you and your mother." Then he walked on and said to the one who sneezed, "Perhaps you are upset?" He replied, "I did not intend for you to mention my mother here (what you did was inappropriate)." He said, "But there was no other way except to say this, because I was on a journey with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a man sneezed and said, 'As-Salamu Alaikum,' and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to him, 'Peace be upon you and your mother.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you sneezes, he should say, 'Alhamdulillah ala kulli hal' or 'Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alamin.' The listener should reply to him, 'Yarhamukallah,' and the one who sneezed should then say, 'Yaghfirullahu li wa lakum' (May Allah forgive me and you)."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that a man sneezed in the presence of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! What should I say? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say "Alhamdulillah" (All praise is due to Allah). The people said: O Messenger of Allah! What should we say now? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should say "Yarhamukallah" (May Allah have mercy on you). The one who sneezed said: O Messenger of Allah! What should I say for them now? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should say: "Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum" (May Allah guide you and set your affairs right).

Syedna Abu Musa Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Jews used to sneeze in the presence of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, hoping that he would say to them, "Yarhamukumullah" (May Allah have mercy on you). But the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would reply to them: "Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum" (May Allah guide you and set your affairs right).