Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54: Beginning of Creation, Hadith #509
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."
This hadith is from the book of Beginning of Creation in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 509 in book 54 of volume 4.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Satan - Iblis.
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