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Yawning during prayer

There follow a number of the Prophets teachings on this matter:Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:"Yawning is from the Shaytaan. If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as

possible, for if any of you says Ha (makes a noise when yawning), the Shaytaan laughs." (al-

Bukhari no. 3289)Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:"Allaah loves the act of sneezing and dislikes the act of yawning. If any one of you sneezes and

praises Allaah, it is a duty on every Muslim who hears him to say Yarhamak Allaah (May Allaahhave mercy on you).As for yawning, it is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it asmuch as he can, for if any of you yawns, the Shaytaan laughs at him."(al-Bukhari, Fath, no. 6226)

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim) said: "Yawning is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it asmuch as he can." (Muslim, 2994)Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim) said: "Sneezing is from Allaah and yawning is from Shaytaan. If any of you yawns, let him

place his hand over his mouth. If he says Ah, ah! (makes a noise when yawning), Shaytaanlaughs from inside him."Abu Eesaa said: this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth.(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 2746; classified as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami, 4130)

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim) said: "Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. If any one of you sneezes and says Al-hamdu Lillaah, it is a duty on everyone who hears him to say Yarhamak Allaah.

As for yawning, if any one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can, anddo not say Hah, hah (do not make a noise when yawning), for this is from Shaytaan and he laughsat it."Abu Eesaa said: This is a saheeh hadeeth. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2747)Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah beupon him) said: "If any of you yawns, let him cover his mouth lest the Shaytaan enter." (AbuDawud)Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah beupon him) said: "If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as possible, lest theShaytaan enter his mouth."(Imaam Ahmad)According to another report also narrated by Imaam Ahmad, Shaytaan enters when a personyawns.

(Saheeh al-Jaami, 426)From the reports quoted above, we may summarize the following:

1. That Shaytaan prompts the human to yawn, which is indicative of laziness and sluggishness.

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2. That Shaytaan enters the person who yawns.3. That Shaytaan laughs at man and makes fun of his ugly appearance when he is in that state.The person who is praying must take care of the following:

1. He should resist yawning.2. He should cover his mouth

3. He should suppress his voice (not make a sound).source-http://www.islam- qa.com/index. php?ref=755&ln=eng&txt=salaam

Who is behind all this Yawning ?By Asma bint Shameem

Have you ever noticed that as soon we stand up for prayer, want to read the Quraan, or someother act of worship, we suddenly get this irrepressible urge to start yawning? And its not like itis our bedtime either! Its the middle of the day, we were fine a few minutes ago and now, all of asudden, we get this irresistible desire to yawn. Why is that?

That is because yawning comes from the Shaytaan.

The Prophet (pbuh) said:"Yawning is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as hecan." (Muslim)

In another hadeeth he (pbuh) said:Yawning comes from the Shaytaan, so if one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him suppress it asmuch as he can, for if one of you says haa (the sound made when yawning), the Shaytaanlaughs. (Bukhaari, Muslim).

The Ulama said, explaining the concept of yawning: Yawning is attributed to the Shaytaan in thesense that he approves of it and wants it to happen, i.e., the Shaytaan likes to see a man yawning.Also, every makrooh action is attributed to the Shaytaan in Islam because he is the means behindit. Yawning is caused by a full stomach and leads to laziness, and that is by the means of theShaytaan.

In other words, the Shaytaan wants to make us lazy, especially when it comes to worshippingAllaah, and so he distracts us from prayer, worship, etc. by making us yawn. And, of course, that

pleases him.

The Prophet (pbuh) also said:"Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning.." (Bukhaari)

"If any of you yawns, let him cover his mouth lest the Shaytaan enter." (Abu Dawud)

"When one of you yawns, he should keep his mouth shut with the help of his hand, for it is thedevil that enters therein. (Muslim)

Now, I know some of us educated ones out there will argue. But, yawning is due to lack of

oxygen in the brain or something like that.To them I say.It doesnt matter whether there is lackof oxygen orsurplus of oxygen orwhatever. There is one thing that has to be CRYSTAL CLEAR in the mind of the Muslim andthat is.If the Prophet (pbuh) said that yawning is from the Shaytaan, then yawning is from the

Shaytaan and that is the end of the matter, no matter what science or anyone else says!

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To minimize yawning during prayer or other worship1. Start your prayer when you are energetic and active2. Dont delay Isha prayer too late when you know you will tend to be lazy and sleepy3. Remember that the Shaytaan is your enemy so regard him as such, and try to resist him asmuch as you can4. Ask Allaah to protect you against yawning and distraction in your prayer or worship

5. Focus on the meanings of what you are reciting or saying6. Renew your wudu to help you wake up before every Salaah or act of worship7. Also, stop reciting until the yawning has ended, or else you may distort the recitation with theyawning. (Fath al-Baari)8. And, dont eat too much, since overfilling the stomach leads to heaviness and lethargy

Al-Nawawi said: Yawning is attributed to the Shaytaan because it calls to desires, as it is causedby heaviness of the body and lassitude and fullness. What it means is: beware of the causes thatlead to that, which iseating too much.

9. If you DO end up yawning, make sure to cover your mouth and,DONTmake the haa soundassociated with yawning. Surely, you dont want the Shaytaan laughing at you!Remember, dont disregard yawning as a trivial matter as there are no trivial matters when it

comes to our deen and following the instructions of the Prophet.