The Ruling on Clapping
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Question:
What is your opinion on clapping in response to speech after lectures, or after the dictation is finished? We have heard from some that there is no harm in clapping if it is not accompanied by music.
Answer:
This statement is wrong. To say that there is no harm in clapping by men if it is not accompanied by worship is a wrong statement.
And its error is clear. Clapping is not permissible for two reasons. First, it involves imitating the disbelievers,[Al-Anfal 8:35] and affirming it. If this is not permissible in worship, then it is even less permissible in other matters. It is a custom of the disbelievers, and it is not permissible for us to imitate the disbelievers.
Second, clapping is a custom of women. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1183Sahih (Darussalam) Let the men say Subhan Allah and let the women clap. A man imitating a woman warrants the curse. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not permissible for men to say Subhan Allah?
Because it involves imitating the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and imitating women. It is not the custom of men who possess honor, dignity, and manliness. It only came about when Western traditions and cultures arrived and people began imitating the West. The West does not feel any weight to these things because they are disbelievers. But many Muslims challenge these established principles.
What is your opinion on clapping in response to speech after lectures, or after the dictation is finished? We have heard from some that there is no harm in clapping if it is not accompanied by music.
Answer:
This statement is wrong. To say that there is no harm in clapping by men if it is not accompanied by worship is a wrong statement.
And its error is clear. Clapping is not permissible for two reasons. First, it involves imitating the disbelievers,
And their prayer at the House was not except whistling
وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءًSecond, clapping is a custom of women. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you notice something when you are praying
إذا نابكم شيء في صلاتكمMay Allah curse the men who imitate the women, and may Allah curse the women who imitate the men.
لعن الله المتشبهين من النساء بالرجال، فلعن الله المتشبهات من النساء بالرجال،Because it involves imitating the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and imitating women. It is not the custom of men who possess honor, dignity, and manliness. It only came about when Western traditions and cultures arrived and people began imitating the West. The West does not feel any weight to these things because they are disbelievers. But many Muslims challenge these established principles.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 001 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / مقدمة الشيخ / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:18)
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