Posted Sep 21, 2009 by Aboo Thaabit with No Comments
Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen – may Allah have mercy upon him – said regarding this issue:
You say ‘yarhamakAllah’ [may Allah have mercy upon you] up to three times. Meaning if a person sneezes then praises Allah [by saying alhamdulilah] then you say may Allah have mercy upon you, if he sneezes again and says alhamdulilah you say may Allah have mercy upon you, and if he sneezes a third time and praises Allah then you say may Allah have mercy upon you. But if he sneezes a fourth time and praises Allah then you say ‘aafaakAllah [may Allah cure you] verily you are ill. You make du’aa for good health on his behalf and you make it clear to him that he is ill so that he does not say [or think] why did you not say may Allah have mercy upon you, like you did before? So you say may Allah cure you and then you mention to him that he is ill.