Kneeling on the knees out of respect for the one who arrives
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: We have a custom, which is the custom of kneeling and prostrating on the knees when a person arrives, out of respect for him. He says:
Answer:
This is exalting the creation and resembles prostrating to him and bowing to him. This is forbidden and not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: We have a custom, which is the custom of kneeling and prostrating on the knees when a person arrives, out of respect for him. He says:
Answer:
This is exalting the creation and resembles prostrating to him and bowing to him. This is forbidden and not permissible.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (1:04:20)
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