Bayan Al-Hadith › Sahih Muslim › The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts
Sahih Muslim 2995bصحيح مسلم 2995b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي، سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا تَثَاوَبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُمْسِكْ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَدْخُلُ " .
The son of Abu Said al-Khudri reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: When one of you yawns, he should try to restrain it with cue help of his hand since it is the Satan that enters therein.
Grading
Sahih (authentic by the consensus of hadith scholars)
Chain of narrators
قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل ← عبد العزيز بن محمد ← سهيل بن أبي صالح ← عبد الرحمن بن أبي سعيد ← سعد بن مالك بن سنان
Qutayba ibn Sa'id ibn Jamil → Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad → Suhayl ibn Abi Salih → Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'id → Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri