Clapping inside the mosque in honor of the lecturer
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 7774 )
Q2: Is it permissible to clap inside the mosque in honor of the lecturer or the preacher at gatherings held for occasions?
J2: It is not permissible to clap except for women in prayer if something happens to the imam in his prayer; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 940Sahih (Al-Albani) ; and because the clapping of men is from the practice of the people of
The clapping of men is from the practices of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, as in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-Anfal 8:35] The scholars have explained al-muka' (clapping) as whistling, and al-tasdiyah (clapping) as clapping. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: Is it permissible to clap inside the mosque in honor of the lecturer or the preacher at gatherings held for occasions?
J2: It is not permissible to clap except for women in prayer if something happens to the imam in his prayer; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anything happens to someone during prayer, he should say “Glory be to Allah,” for when he glorifies Allah. He pays attention to him. Clapping applies only to women.
من نابه شيء في صلاته فليسبح الرجال وتصفق النساءThe clapping of men is from the practices of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, as in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
And their prayer at the House was not except whistling and handclapping
وَمَا كَانَ صَلاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ إِلا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً
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