«مِنْ عِطِسْ مَا فِطِسْ»

The saying speaks in favour of sneezing. It holds that someone who sneezes gives others no cause to fear for their life, so a sneeze is treated as welcome rather than worrying. In the original, the two verbs rhyme, giving the saying a compact sound.

The reasoning rests on a traditional folk notion about the body: a sneeze was thought to drive out whatever had become congested inside the head, relieving the sneezer of something that could otherwise do harm. This reflects popular belief, not a medical claim.

Use it when commending a sneeze, conveying that the person who sneezed need not be feared for and that the sneeze itself is beneficial rather than a sign of danger.