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AL-KAFI #1470 : HUKUM MENGUCAPKAN ALHAMDULILLAH SESUDAH BERSIN SEMASA KHUTBAH JUMAAT
May a person who sneezes during the Friday sermon say alhamdulillah, and is this considered idle speech?
Short answer
Saying alhamdulillah after sneezing while the Friday sermon is in progress is permissible and is not counted as idle speech.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Saying alhamdulillah after sneezing while the Friday sermon is in progress is permissible and is not counted as idle speech. A listener may also respond with tasymit, saying Yarhamukallah, but there is no need to do so if the sneezer did not praise Allah. Both utterances should be done quietly so as not to disturb the other congregants.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan kami menyatakan bahawa hukum mengucapkan alhamdulillah sesudah bersin ketika khutbah Jumaat sedang berlangsung adalah dibolehkan.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1470 : HUKUM MENGUCAPKAN ALHAMDULILLAH SESUDAH BERSIN SEMASA KHUTBAH JUMAAT”, 10 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3870-al-kafi-1470-hukum-mengucapkan-alhamdulillah-sesudah-bersin-semasa-khutbah-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/alhamdulillah-after-sneezing-during-friday-sermon/