حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَی بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الزُّرَقِيُّ عَنْ عَمِّ أَبِيهِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَطَسْتُ فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا کَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَکًا فِيهِ مُبَارَکًا عَلَيْهِ کَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَی فَلَمَّا صَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ مَنْ الْمُتَکَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَهَا الثَّانِيَةَ مَنْ الْمُتَکَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يَتَکَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ قَالَهَا الثَّالِثَةَ مَنْ الْمُتَکَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ابْنُ عَفْرَائَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ کَيْفَ قُلْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا کَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَکًا فِيهِ مُبَارَکًا عَلَيْهِ کَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَی فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ ابْتَدَرَهَا بِضْعَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ مَلَکًا أَيُّهُمْ يَصْعَدُ بِهَا قَالَ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَوَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ وَعَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی حَدِيثُ رِفَاعَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَکَأَنَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّهُ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ لِأَنَّ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ التَّابِعِينَ قَالُوا إِذَا عَطَسَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْمَکْتُوبَةِ إِنَّمَا يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَمْ يُوَسِّعُوا فِي أَکْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِکَ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 404
Muadh bin Rifa'ah narrated that his father said: I prayed behind Allah's Messenger (S). I sneezed and said: Al-Hamdulillah, hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih, mubarakan alaihi kama yuhibbu Rabbana Wa Yarda (All praise is due to Alah, many good blessed praises, blessings for Him as our Lord loves and is pleased with.) When Allah's Messenger (S) prayed and turned (after finishing) he said: 'Who was the speaker during the Salat?' No one spoke. Then he said it a second time: 'Who was the speaker during the Salat?' But no one spoke. Then he said it a third time: 'Who was the speaker during the Salat?' So Rifa'ah bin Rafi bin Afra said: It was I, O Messenger of Allah (S). He said: What did you say? He said: I said: 'Al-Hamdulillah, hamdan kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fih, mubarakan alaihi kama yuhibbu Rabbana Wa Yarda. The Prophet (S) said: By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! I saw thirty-some angels competing over which of then would ascend with it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020