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What to say when someone sneezes, when it rains, when you visit the sick, when you are angry, when you break your fast, at a wedding and when something bad happens.
When you sneeze
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
al-ḥamdu lillaah
All praise is for Allah.
The one who hears says يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ (yarḥamuka llaah, may Allah have mercy on you), and the one who sneezed replies يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ (yahdiikumu llaahu wa-yuṣliḥu baalakum, may Allah guide you and set your affairs right).
When you see rain
اللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
allaahumma ṣayyiban naafiʿaa
O Allah, (let it be) a beneficial rain.
When you visit someone who is ill
لَا بَأْسَ، طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
laa ba’sa, ṭahuurun in shaa’a llaah
Do not worry; it is a purification (from sins), if Allah wills.
When anger rises
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
aʿuudhu billaahi mina sh-shayṭaani r-rajiim
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.
The Prophet ﷺ saw a man red with anger and said that if he said these words, his anger would leave him.
When you break your fast
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ، وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
dhahaba ẓ-ẓama’u, wabtallati l-ʿuruuqu, wa-thabata l-ajru in shaa’a llaah
The thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is certain, if Allah wills.
At a wedding
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ
baaraka llaahu lak, wa-baaraka ʿalayk, wa-jamaʿa baynakumaa fii khayr
May Allah bless you, send blessings upon you, and bring you together in goodness.
When someone does you a favour
جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا
jazaaka llaahu khayraa
May Allah reward you with good.
Whoever says this to the one who did him a favour has praised him in the best way.
At a loss or misfortune
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
innaa lillaahi wa-innaa ilayhi raajiʿuun, allaahumma’jurnii fii muṣiibatii, wa-akhlif lii khayran minhaa
We belong to Allah and to Him we will return. O Allah, reward me in my misfortune and give me something better in its place.
Umm Salamah said this when her husband died, and Allah gave her someone better: the Prophet ﷺ himself.
Every dua here is from the Quran or an authentic hadith, with its reference so you can check it; hadith numbers follow sunnah.com. Meanings are written by Harf to help you understand; whole Quran verses use the Saheeh International translation. Quran recitations are from EveryAyah.com; the Listen button for other duas uses your device’s voice. For rulings, ask a scholar you trust.
