سَأَلْتُ الْعَالِمَ ( عليه السلام ) عَنِ الْعَطْسَةِ وَ مَا الْعِلَّةُ فِي الْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ نِعَماً عَلَى عَبْدِهِ فِي صِحَّةِ بَدَنِهِ وَ سَلَامَةِ جَوَارِحِهِ وَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ يَنْسَى ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ إِذَا نَسِيَ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ الرِّيحَ فَتَجَاوَزَ فِي بَدَنِهِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُهَا مِنْ أَنْفِهِ فَيَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَيَكُونُ حَمْدُهُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ شُكْراً لِمَا نَسِيَ .
Translation
Ali bin Muhammad, from Salih Bin Abu Hammad who said, ‘I asked the knowledgeable one<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> about the sneezing and what is the reason in (saying), ‘The Praise is for Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>’, upon it. So he<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘For Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> has Favoured upon His<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> servant regarding the health in his body and safety of his body parts, and the servant tends to forget the Mention of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic upon that; and when he does forget, Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Commands the wind, so it goes through his body, then exits from his nose, so he Praises Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> upon that, and that praise of his during that would happen to be a thankfulness to what he had forgotten’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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