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Is it permissible for a worshipper to praise Allah if he sneezes?

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Al-Tirmidhi reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approved the praise of the sneezer during prayer by saying: "All praise is due to Allah, much, good, blessed in it, blessed upon it, as our Lord loves and is pleased with." And he mentioned that thirty-some angels raced to be the first to ascend with it. This indicates the permissibility of praising Allah for sneezing during prayer. While some scholars went on to say that one should praise silently to oneself, and another group forbade it entirely, the aforementioned Hadith refutes them and permits praising Allah for sneezing without restriction.

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