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Sahih al-Bukhari 3289

Chapter: The characteristics of Iblis (Satan) and his soldiers

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3289

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

التَّثَاؤُبُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرُدَّهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَالَ هَا‏.‏ ضَحِكَ الشَّيْطَانُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3289), Muslim (No. 2994), At-Tirmidhi (No. 370) and Ahmad (No. 8797).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 370

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة فِي التَّثَاؤُب , وَسَيَأْتِي شَرْحه فِي الْأَدَب وَبَيَان الِاخْتِلَاف فِيهِ عَلَى سَعِيد الْمَقْبُرِيِّ هَلْ هُوَ عِنْده عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة بِلَا وَاسِطَة أَوْ بِوَاسِطَةِ أَبِيهِ.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 370

Yawning inside the prayer is from the devil, so if anyone of you yawns, let him suppress it as much as he can

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yawning inside the prayer is from the devil, so if anyone of you yawns, let him suppress it as much as he can."

"‏ التَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 250

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Yawning is caused by the devil, so when one of you yawns he must repress it as much as he can." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ : { اَلتَّثَاؤُبُ مِنْ اَلشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اِسْتَطَاعَ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 993

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Yawning during prayer comes from the devil, so when one of you yawns he must restrain it as much as possible.” Tirmidhi transmitted it. In another version by him and by Ibn Majah it says, “He should put his hand over his mouth.”

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «التَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (5)
  • الأدب المفرد للبخاري (936)إِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ
  • حديث إسماعيل بن جعفر (253)التَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلاةِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ
  • شرح السنة (723)التَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلاةِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (8752)التَّثَاؤُبُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ , فَإِذَا تَثَاءَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرُدَّهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (881)التَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلاةِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَإِذَا تَثَاوَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَكْظِمْ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ

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