Narrator:Abu Hurayrah
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ
شَمِّتْ أَخَاكَ ثَلاَثًا فَمَا زَادَ فَهُوَ زُكَامٌ .
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
Respond three times to your brother when he sneezes, and if he sneezes more often, he has a cold in his head.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5034, 5035).
Scholars’ grades
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 5034 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan |
The chain only |
No. 5034 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH |
Good (hasan)Hasan |
The hadith |
No. 5034 |
Other versions
Differing grades
Sunan Abu Dawud 5035
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَقَالَ لاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى…
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah