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Whistling and clapping when playing with babies

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Q: Is it permissible to whistle and clap when playing with babies etc?

Bismillaah

A: It is not permissible.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِندَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿الأنفال: ٣٥﴾

وأما الرقص والتصفيق والصريخ وضرب الأوتار والصنج والبوق الذي يفعله بعض من يدعي التصوف فإنه حرام بالإجماع لأنها زي الكفار كما في سكب الأنهر (حاشية الطحطاوي ص 319)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.