From the below Hadith reports, we may summarize the following:
of laziness and sluggishness.
2. That Shaytaan enters the person who yawns.
... 3. That Shaytaan laughs at man and makes fun of his ugly appearance when he is in that state.
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There follow a number of the Prophet’s teachings on the matter of yawning:
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Yawning is from the Shaytaan. If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as possible, for if any of you says Ha (makes a noise when yawning), the Shaytaan laughs." (al-Bukhari no. 3289)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Allaah loves the act of sneezing and dislikes the act of yawning. If any one of you sneezes and praises Allaah, it is a duty on every Muslim who hears him to say Yarhamak Allaah (May Allaah have mercy on you).
As for yawning, it is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can, for if any of you yawns, the Shaytaan laughs at him."
(al-Bukhari, Fath, no. 6226)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Yawning is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can." (Muslim, 2994)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Sneezing is from Allaah and yawning is from Shaytaan. If any of you yawns, let him place his hand over his mouth. If he says Ah, ah! (makes a noise when yawning), Shaytaan laughs from inside him."
Abu Eesaa said: this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth.
(Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 2746; classified as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 4130)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. If any one of you sneezes and says Al-hamdu Lillaah, it is a duty on everyone who hears him to say Yarhamak Allaah.
Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "If any of you yawns, let him cover his mouth lest the Shaytaan enter." (Abu Dawud)
Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: "If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as possible, lest the Shaytaan enter his mouth."
(Imaam Ahmad)
According to another report also narrated by Imaam Ahmad, Shaytaan enters when a person yawns.
(Saheeh al-Jaami’, 426)
