Clapping Hands ruling. Sheikh Yasir Qadhi was tentatively applauded by the audience. The interviewer remarked that Muslims are hesitant to applaud being unsure if it is Sharia compliant. The interviwer asked if if clapping hand is permitted.
Sheikh Yasir Qadhi’s response
It is completely permissible to clap there is no doubt about it, It is permissible to clap because there are methods of expressing approval and the Sharia Islamic law allows these methods of expressing approval. There is nothing inherently wrong or evil with them
Now for context we learn that
Shaikh Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno, a great scholar, author and compiler of many books, of the present time holds the honor of being widely accepted.
In his many writing Shaikh Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno has made it clear that clapping is not permitted.
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Is clapping allowed in Islam
Answer
According to the majority of scholars, it is disliked to clap and should be avoided, as it may appear to be an imitation of the disbelievers.
Now we will learn from
Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Clapping in Salah (for men) or acts of worship is not permitted in Islam since we are not allowed to introduce new ways of worship in Islam. (It’s known that women clap during the prayer if the male Imam makes a mistake.)
If, however, one is resorting to it without any intention of worship, and not as part of worship, but as a way of custom to applaud something or someone, there is nothing in the sources to compel us to declare it as forbidden. It is worth remembering that, as Imam Ibn Taymiyyah said, all customs are permitted so long as the Shari`ah has not clearly forbidden them. Since there is no text to forbid it, it shall be deemed as permissible.
Clapping Hands ruling
It is now clear why observant Muslims might want to clap but restrain themselves and do not clap.
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