Is this narration authentic?
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال من قال عند عطسة سمعها الحمد لله رب العالمين على كل حال ما كان، لم يجد وجع الضرس ولا أذن أبدا
Answer
This narration is recorded in Al Adabul Mufrad of Imam Bukhari and Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah.
(Al Adabul Mufrad: 926, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah: 30430)
Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al ‘Asqalani (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators reliable (thiqat). He further states that Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) could not have said this by applying his own logic. It would therefore be understood that he heard this from Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 6220)
Translation
Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: Whoever says the following when hearing a sneeze, will never experience toothache or an earache:
الحمد لله رب العالمين على كل حال ما كان
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alamin ‘ala kulli halim ma kana
Translation: All praise belongs to Allah, the Rabb of the universe in every situation
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar