How authentic is the hadith "العطاس عند الدعاء شاهد صدق", and what does it mean?
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The reported by Abu Nu'aym from Abu Hurairah, Imam al-Ajlouni explicitly stated its weakness, and Sheikh al-Albani judged it to be fabricated. Al-Bayhaqi narrated from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Among a person's good fortune is sneezing during supplication," then al-Bayhaqi said: This (chain of narration) is weak.
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