Benefits of Sneezing

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said :

“The one who sneezes benefits from sneezing, because thanks to him, vapors accumulate in his brain and can cause serious illnesses, if they stay there, and the sneezer was ordered to praise Allah for this mercy.

Moreover, all his organs remain in their places after this concussion, which for the body is like an earthquake for the earth.

When a sneezer praises Allah for this good and for the love of Allah for him, then the shaitan becomes furious. When a servant of Allah remembers Him and praises Him, it upsets the shaitan and worries him.

He does not like the sneezing itself, which Allah loves, and the fact that the sneezer praises Allah for this sneezing, and he does not like the fact that Muslims call on the sneezing mercy of Allah, and in response he turns to Allah with a prayer for them and asks for them guidance and rectification of their deeds.

All this infuriates and saddens the shaitan, and the believer rejoices in the fury of his enemy and his sorrow and sorrow.

The wish of Allah’s mercy to the one who sneezed was called “tashmit” also because it includes joy (shamata) from the rage and sorrow of the enemy.

And if the sneezer and the one who wishes him well realize this, then they will benefit from this awareness, and they will better understand what benefits sneezing brings to the body and heart, and it will become clear to them why the Almighty loves him.

And praise be to Allah, Who is worthy of it, – such that befits His noble Face and His majesty.

Zad al-ma’ad, volume 2, pp. 101-102.