If your happy and you know it clap your hands!
Posted on Thursday, 20th November 2008 @ 5:58pm
Salaams ppl,
Over the years ive been to several award ceremonies, theatre performances and non Islamic guest speaker talks at uni. At the end of the ceremony, performance or talk it is courteous to applaud and sometimes even stand up and applaud. From my observations I have noticed that not many Muslims applaud and I have always put this down to arrogance. However, the very few Islamic lectures that I have attended there is no applauding at the end of the session, rather we say the Takbir. This got me thinking maybe clapping isnt allowed in Islam. How many of us clap to show our gratitude? How many of us dont clap? If you dont then what are your reasons?
Your thoughts ppl.
w/salaam
13 August 2006
1 hour 40 min
I'm not sure but I don't think clapping is allowed in Islam... and I don't know why that may be.
I was at this Islamic charity do thing a couple of years back and when a few ppl started clapping a brother politely gestured that we don't. Instead of clapping you could hear loads of people shouting takbir or 'Subhanallah'.
Come to think of it, applauding though is, I guess, quite cultured. If it's not allowed then fair dues but I only see it as just a simple way of showing appreciation.
31 March 2008
3 hours 11 min
is there such a thing as 'good culture' or 'bad culture'?
4 April 2006
10 min 7 sec
apparently its the act of the devil and by clapping you are inviting the devil but i have never come across anything that says you are not allowed.
24 June 2005
2 min 20 sec
Is this one of those "Waterboy" style "its the DEVIL!!1!" things or something from real sources?
I have never heard that, but have heard it be discourages as it is used by "other communities" and that Muslims should say Takbir.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
4 April 2006
10 min 7 sec
oh yeah i remember now, the shaykh said its makruh but didn't give a reason. i'll ask shaykh faraz rabbani.
Clapping is disliked when of a blameworthy kind. Otherwise, not. Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
24 June 2005
2 min 20 sec
aw come on!
Slow claps can be fun.
Booo!
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
13 August 2006
1 hour 40 min
Lol. Yeah just ask Tony Blair.
I don't get that, what does that mean?
28 October 2005
1 week 4 days
Hasnt it got something to do with pagan worship?
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.
24 June 2005
2 min 20 sec
A slow clap.
"Wow. {clap} You've reeeeally {clap} out done you self {slap}."
as a pisstake.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
21 November 2006
1 hour 3 min
I remember at GPU a few years ago, Sheikh Yusuf Estes called out as he introduced another speaker "Please put your hands together... IN DU'AA!"
It made me laugh.
The frown of a friend is better than the smile of a fool.
10 November 2008
12 hours 28 min
Isn't everything Hlal until proven Haram?
So why not clap to show gratitude. What can be so haram about smacking your hands together? Some people will think that women working isn't allowed, some think that watching TV is totally not allowed.
"If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything!"
Motto of Outlandish
25 June 2005
8 hours 25 min
Beautiful comment by the lamp. Someone is using their head properly.
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21 November 2006
1 hour 3 min
In case anyone is in a state of confusion at what is meant by 'clapping hands':
You're welcome.
The frown of a friend is better than the smile of a fool.
31 March 2008
3 hours 11 min
blameworthy? what does that mean? how does that apply?
24 June 2005
2 min 20 sec
Wikipedia:
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
31 March 2008
3 hours 11 min
ah understood