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shared by all muslims.

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But on the other hand,I've read that early Muslims used to kiss Muhammad's feet.Is this not akeen to kneeling?

Continuing that line of thinking, since Rasulullah SAW is no longer with us, the question is moot.
Bow and kneel only to Allah swt.

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as salaamu 'alaykum,

Al-Tirmidhi (2728) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (رضي الله عنه) said: A man said: O Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), when one of us meets his brother or friend, should he bow to him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “No.” He said: Should he embrace him and kiss him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “No.” He said: Should he shake hands with him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Yes.”

It is an act reserved for Allah alone, and doing it for other than Allah is either unlawful, or can lead one to kufr if done with the intention to worship. If it had been permissible, even as to honour someone, it would have been permissible to do it for the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or one's elders, which is not the case.

Qays ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I came to al-Hirah and I saw them prostrating to their governor, so I said [to myself]: “Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) is more deserving of being prostrated to.” Then, I came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and I said to him: “Verily I went to al-Hirah and I saw them prostrating to their governor, while you, O Messenger of Allah, are more deserving of being prostrated to.” He said: “What is your opinion, if you were to pass by my grave, would you prostrate to it?” I said: “No.” He said: “Then don’t do [this]. Were I to instruct anybody to prostrate to another, I would have instructed women to prostrate to their husbands, due to the right that they have over them.” Abu Dawud narrated it as mentioned in Nayl al-Awtar, and he weakened it because of Sharik al-Qadi, but this is incorrect as Sharik’s hadiths are hasan.

'Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa narrated: When Mu‘adh (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived from Sham, he prostrated to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). Thereupon, he said: “What is this, O Mu‘adh?!” He said: “I went to Sham, and I found them prostrating to their high priests and their patriarchs, so I wished in my soul to do this for you.” Thereupon, Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Don’t do [this], for were I to instruct [anyone] to prostrate to another besides Allah, I would instruct the woman to prostrate to her husband.” Ahmad and Ibn Majah narrated it.

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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (رحمه الله) said:

With regard to bowing when meeting, it is forbidden as it is narrated in al-Tirmidhi that they asked the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about a man who meets his brother and bows to him. He said: “No, because it is not permissible to bow or prostrate to anyone except Allaah, may He be glorified. That may have been done by way of greeting under a law other than ours, as in the story of Yoosuf – “…and they fell down before him prostrate. And he said: “O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream aforetime!” [Yoosuf 12:100].

But in our sharee’ah it is not permissible to prostrate to anyone except Allaah. Indeed it is forbidden to stand as the Persians used to stand for one another – so what about bowing and prostrating? And a slight bow (as opposed to the full bow as in prayer) is also included in this prohibition.

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 1/377

And he said:

With regard to lowering one's head before the senior shaykhs or kissing the ground etc, these are matters concerning which there is no dispute among the imams that they are haraam. Indeed, simply bowing to anyone other than Allaah is forbidden. In al-Musnad and elsewhere it is narrated that when Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (رضي الله عنه) came back from Syria he prostrated to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and he said: “What is this, O Mu’aadh?” he said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I saw them in Syria prostrating to their bishops and patriarchs, and they narrated that from their Prophets.” He said, “They are lying, O Mu’aadh. If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone else I would have told the women to prostrate to their husbands because of the greatness of their rights over them. O Mu’aadh, do you think that if you pass by my grave you will prostrate?” He said, “No.” He said: “Do not do that.”

In conclusion, standing, sitting, bowing and prostrating are all due to the One God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. Whatever is a right only for Allaah, no one else can have a share in it, such as swearing by anyone other than Allaah etc.

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 27/92, 93.

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as salaamu 'alaykum,

Al-Tirmidhi (2728) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (رضي الله عنه) said: A man said: O Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), when one of us meets his brother or friend, should he bow to him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “No.” He said: Should he embrace him and kiss him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “No.” He said: Should he shake hands with him? He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Yes.”

It is an act reserved for Allah alone, and doing it for other than Allah is either unlawful, or can lead one to kufr if done with the intention to worship. If it had been permissible, even as to honour someone, it would have been permissible to do it for the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or one's elders, which is not the case.

Qays ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I came to al-Hirah and I saw them prostrating to their governor, so I said [to myself]: “Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) is more deserving of being prostrated to.” Then, I came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and I said to him: “Verily I went to al-Hirah and I saw them prostrating to their governor, while you, O Messenger of Allah, are more deserving of being prostrated to.” He said: “What is your opinion, if you were to pass by my grave, would you prostrate to it?” I said: “No.” He said: “Then don’t do [this]. Were I to instruct anybody to prostrate to another, I would have instructed women to prostrate to their husbands, due to the right that they have over them.” Abu Dawud narrated it as mentioned in Nayl al-Awtar, and he weakened it because of Sharik al-Qadi, but this is incorrect as Sharik’s hadiths are hasan.

'Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa narrated: When Mu‘adh (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived from Sham, he prostrated to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). Thereupon, he said: “What is this, O Mu‘adh?!” He said: “I went to Sham, and I found them prostrating to their high priests and their patriarchs, so I wished in my soul to do this for you.” Thereupon, Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “Don’t do [this], for were I to instruct [anyone] to prostrate to another besides Allah, I would instruct the woman to prostrate to her husband.” Ahmad and Ibn Majah narrated it.

Salam aleikum,

Does this mean that it is also forbidden to hug friends, kiss on cheeks friends, touch nose to nose, etc? and only shake hands??

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I did not know it was forbidden to hug, I see brothers in Muslim groups doing it all the time?

Or is it the combination hug+kiss (on cheek) that is forbidden? However I used to see Arab leaders doing that all the time on TV.

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Pretty sure its not forbidden to hug or kiss, what you guy's are doing is following your Mazhab which is wrong because .. let me give you an example, Shafi believe that if a female touches you it breaks your Wudu, but that's not true because in Sunan Abu Dawood
verse 1 volume 1 Hadith #179 it said's RasoolAllah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam kissed A'isha while in Wudu and then went down to do Salah. So what im saying is it's wrong to follow any type of group you know, because there's many great scholars in history and
the world so just read about all of them, and look in the Sunnah and authentic Hadiths and of course the Holy Qur'an and you'll find use in all of them. Btw Scholars do not follow any Mazhab because you should only follow Allah
Subhanau Wa Ta'ala and his Prophet's (Peace be upon them), just follow the Qur'an and you'll get where you
want and should be because were 100% sure its authentic, Peace.

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Imam Baghawi (rahimahullah) said in Sharh al-Sunnah (12/293), "With regard to the kind of embracing and kissing that is makrooh, it is that which is done by way of flattery and veneration when a person is not travelling. The kind that is permitted is that which is done when bidding farewell and when a person returns from a journey, and when meeting someone after not seeing him for a long time and when there is intense love for the sake of Allaah. What is to be kissed is not the mouth but rather the hand, head and forehead. It is makrooh to do that when one is not travelling as far as I can see, because one meets people frequently and not everyone deserves that. If a man does that to some people and not to others, those whom he ignores will be upset by that and will think that he is falling short and neglecting their rights. The best greeting is the handshake."