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The Ruling on Clapping

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The questioner:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on clapping?

The Shaykh:
Clapping is for women.
If you notice something when you are prayingإذا نابكم شيء في صلاتكم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1183Sahih (Darussalam)
Let the men say tasbih and let the women clap. Clapping is for women, not for men.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: If a person dies while severing family ties, will he remain in the Fire forever?

The Shaykh:
And in His saying, the Exalted:
And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclappingوَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً
[Al-Anfal 8:35]
. Tashil is clapping. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن الطلاق في الحيض وفي الطهر بعد أن يجامعها ما لم يبن حملها — islamhouse.com (1:03:28)

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