472. Masnun Dua for Sneezing
The person who responds to someone's sneeze should say, Yarhamukallah. Then the sneezer will say again -
يَرْحَمُنَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ، وَيَغْفِرُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ
Dua for Sneezing English Transliteration
yar'hamunallahu wa iyyakum wa yaghfiru lanaa walakum
Dua for Sneezing English Translation
May Allah shower his mercy upon you and us and forgive you and us.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
يَرْحَمُنَا اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَيَغْفِرُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ
May Allah have mercy upon us and you, and forgive us and you. Abu Hurairah narrated: "When a person among you sneezes, let him say: 'Alhamdulillah (All praise is due to Allah),' and let his brother or companion say to him: 'Yarhamukallah (May Allah have mercy upon you).' If he says to him: 'Yarhamukallah,' let him say: 'Yarhamuna Allahu wa iyyakum wa yaghfiru lana wa lakum (May Allah have mercy upon us and you, and forgive us and you).'" (Adab al-Mufrad 941)