Is it permissible to bend down and kiss the knee if it is the knee of one’s parents or a scholar?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to bend down and kiss the knee if it is the knee of one’s parents or a scholar? The bending down.
Answer:
No, it is not permissible, not for the father, not for anyone else, not for the king, not for anyone else. This bending is bowing (ruku'), and it is not done except for Allah. As for kissing the hand of the father, the one in authority, and the scholar judge, they have permitted it. Kissing the hand is permitted for these three: the scholar, the one in authority, and the father. Yes, it is a way of honoring them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to bend down and kiss the knee if it is the knee of one’s parents or a scholar? The bending down.
Answer:
No, it is not permissible, not for the father, not for anyone else, not for the king, not for anyone else. This bending is bowing (ruku'), and it is not done except for Allah. As for kissing the hand of the father, the one in authority, and the scholar judge, they have permitted it. Kissing the hand is permitted for these three: the scholar, the one in authority, and the father. Yes, it is a way of honoring them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [237 -521] هل يجوز الانحناء وتقبيل الركبة إذا كانت ركبة الوالدين أو العالم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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