Hadith 97
General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
ENGLISH
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
When one of you yawns, he should hold his hand over his mouth, for the devil enters.
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
إِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُمْسِكْ عَلَى فِيهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ
Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 97
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
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