The Ruling on Clapping to Encourage Children in School
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am a teacher in the early grades, first and second grade. He says: I find that clapping encourages these young children and urges them to participate. Is this permissible for this reason?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Children learn to clap; the young ones grow up doing it. It is not in the curricula. Who ordered you to do this? You are not qualified to teach in this manner. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am a teacher in the early grades, first and second grade. He says: I find that clapping encourages these young children and urges them to participate. Is this permissible for this reason?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. Children learn to clap; the young ones grow up doing it. It is not in the curricula. Who ordered you to do this? You are not qualified to teach in this manner. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (1:02:06)
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