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Another very common practice among the Asian Muslims today is bowing the head and saying Salaam to the elders thinking it is an act of respect for them. The reasons why it is not a part of Islam nor an act that can bring reward is:
(1) It is an imitation of Hindus who bow their heads and touch the feet of their elders as a mark of respect. We are just half way through.
(2) If it really is a sign of respect for the elderly or the elite, then the companions radiallahu anhum would have been the first to bow their head and say salaam to the Messenger ﷺ. For who deserves more respect than the Messenger ﷺ ??
(3) We do not find a single report in the Hadith literature that says this act is a part of Islam or the Prophet ﷺ himself did it for his elders or the sahabah radiallahu anhum did it for their elders.
(4) On the contrary, we find a Hadith that says bowing of head and saying salaam was discouraged by the very Prophet ﷺ.
A man asked the Prophet ﷺ " O Messenger of Allah!!! When one of us meets his Muslim brother should he BOW his head to him??"
He ﷺ replied " NO".
The man asked "Should he embrace and kiss him?"
He ﷺ replied "NO"
The man then asked " Should he shake his hand?"
The Prophet ﷺ replied "YES."
(Recorded by Abu Dawud, tirmidhi and others. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani in sahih hadith no 525).
Hence, develop the habit of verbally saying the salaam without raising the hands or bowing the head or any other physical gesture apart form the shaking of hands (maharrams only).
Another very common practice among the Asian Muslims today is bowing the head and saying Salaam to the elders thinking it is an act of respect for them. The reasons why it is not a part of Islam nor an act that can bring reward is:
(1) It is an imitation of Hindus who bow their heads and touch the feet of their elders as a mark of respect. We are just half way through.
(2) If it really is a sign of respect for the elderly or the elite, then the companions radiallahu anhum would have been the first to bow their head and say salaam to the Messenger ﷺ. For who deserves more respect than the Messenger ﷺ ??
(3) We do not find a single report in the Hadith literature that says this act is a part of Islam or the Prophet ﷺ himself did it for his elders or the sahabah radiallahu anhum did it for their elders.
(4) On the contrary, we find a Hadith that says bowing of head and saying salaam was discouraged by the very Prophet ﷺ.
A man asked the Prophet ﷺ " O Messenger of Allah!!! When one of us meets his Muslim brother should he BOW his head to him??"
He ﷺ replied " NO".
The man asked "Should he embrace and kiss him?"
He ﷺ replied "NO"
The man then asked " Should he shake his hand?"
The Prophet ﷺ replied "YES."
(Recorded by Abu Dawud, tirmidhi and others. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albani in sahih hadith no 525).
Hence, develop the habit of verbally saying the salaam without raising the hands or bowing the head or any other physical gesture apart form the shaking of hands (maharrams only).
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