What is the ruling on clapping and whistling?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, what is the ruling on clapping and whistling, and which type of whistling is forbidden? Also, what is the evidence for the prohibition of clapping and whistling?
The Shaykh : Now, if you were here and you started clapping and whistling, would they say you are a madman or a sane person?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : For what reason do you clap and whistle?
The questioner : O Shaykh, it is due to what happens in matches or similar events.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, clapping for a person who distinguished himself from others, or something like that?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or if he succeeded, for example, or gave a correct answer, or something similar to that. I see no harm in it. As for whistling, I dislike it intrinsically, but I cannot say that it is disliked by the Shari'ah, because I have no evidence for that.
The Shaykh : Now, if you were here and you started clapping and whistling, would they say you are a madman or a sane person?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : For what reason do you clap and whistle?
The questioner : O Shaykh, it is due to what happens in matches or similar events.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, clapping for a person who distinguished himself from others, or something like that?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or if he succeeded, for example, or gave a correct answer, or something similar to that. I see no harm in it. As for whistling, I dislike it intrinsically, but I cannot say that it is disliked by the Shari'ah, because I have no evidence for that.