The Shaykh mentioned the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from prostrating to him.
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The Shaykh : We have the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he came to this land before its conquest by Islam and then returned to Madinah. The first thing he saw was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was about to prostrate to him. He said to him: He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I came to Sham and saw the Christians prostrating to their priests and their great ones, and I saw that you are more deserving of prostration than they are." This statement is correct; if prostration to other than Allah were permissible, he would be more deserving of prostration than the priests and monks prostrating to their scholars. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In other hadiths: Therefore, it is not permissible to honor a Muslim by prostrating to him, because this is a privilege exclusive to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Now, is it part of honoring a Muslim that we bow to him? The answer is also no, except in some ways. Those who permitted prostration are even more likely to permit bowing.
O Mu'adh
مه يا معاذIf I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband, because of the greatness of his right over her.
لو كنت أمرا أحدا أن يسجد لأحد لأمرت الزوجة أن تسجد لزوجها لعِظَمِ حقه عليهاBut prostration is not fitting except for Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He).
لكن لا يصلح السجود إلا لله تبارك وتعالىNow, is it part of honoring a Muslim that we bow to him? The answer is also no, except in some ways. Those who permitted prostration are even more likely to permit bowing.