The Ruling on Prostration and Kissing the Hand of a Benefactor
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is an elderly woman who is very generous with people and does good, but there are people who seek closeness to her by prostrating to her, sitting at her feet, and kissing her hands. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is humiliation and degradation. There is no reason to kiss her hands or prostrate to her. If she is a benefactor, she gives to them even if they do not kiss her hands, because her intention is to do good and meet their needs. However, if she does this only for those who kiss her hands and prostrate to her, then this is not doing good. This is enslaving people, and it is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, there is an elderly woman who is very generous with people and does good, but there are people who seek closeness to her by prostrating to her, sitting at her feet, and kissing her hands. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
This is humiliation and degradation. There is no reason to kiss her hands or prostrate to her. If she is a benefactor, she gives to them even if they do not kiss her hands, because her intention is to do good and meet their needs. However, if she does this only for those who kiss her hands and prostrate to her, then this is not doing good. This is enslaving people, and it is not permissible.
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