'Yawning is from Satan, if one of you yawns let him stifle it as much as possible. If one of you says: 'haah' Satan will laugh at him.' (Bukhari) *Yawning usually occurs when one is exhausted, or when one wants to rest. Of the things that help one avoid yawning is to eat less food and drink.
*If one is not able to stifle it, he should cover his face with his garment or his hand. The Prophet () said:
'If one of you yawns in prayer let him place his hand on his mouth, for Satan enters his body when he yawns.'(Muslim) *One who is reciting the Qur'an should stop reciting when he has the urge to yawn.
*Al-Hafidth b. Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, said about some scholars, while mentioning their merits:
