Meeting People
The etiquette of sneezing
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ / يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ / يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
Alhamdu lillaah / Yarhamukallaah / Yahdeekumul-laahu wa yuslihu baalakum
The sneezer says: All praise is for Allah. His companion replies: May Allah have mercy on you. The sneezer responds: May Allah guide you and set your affairs right.
— Sahih Bukhari 6224
When angry — it extinguishes rage
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A'oodhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan.
— Sahih Bukhari 3282
Kaffarat al-majlis — expiation when leaving any gathering
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
Subhaanakal-laahumma wa bihamdik, ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illaa ant, astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilayk
Glory be to You, O Allah, and all praise. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
— Tirmidhi 3433
Quietly, on seeing someone afflicted — you will be spared it
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا
Alhamdu lillaahil-ladhee 'aafaanee mimmab-talaaka bihi wa faddalanee 'alaa katheerin mimman khalaqa tafdeelaa
All praise is for Allah who spared me from that which He tested you with, and favoured me greatly over much of His creation.
— Tirmidhi 3432
For your host after eating
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
Allahumma baarik lahum feemaa razaqtahum, waghfir lahum, warhamhum
O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, forgive them, and have mercy on them.
— Sahih Muslim 2042
Congratulating the newly married
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ
Baarakallaahu laka wa baaraka 'alayk, wa jama'a baynakumaa fee khayr
May Allah bless you and shower blessings upon you, and bring you together in goodness.
— Abu Dawud 2130