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Is clapping permissible in Islam?

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Assalamualaikum,

  1. Is clapping permissible in Islam? Is there any Hadith regarding clapping?
  2. When we make Dua in a majlis, can we recite Durud then Surah Fatihah, Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq, and then Surah Nas? Someone said to me I should first recite Surah Nas then Surah Falaq, and Surah Ikhlas the last.

 

Jazakallah

الجواب وباللہ التوفیق

  1. It is not an Islamic act to clap in gatherings or at the occasions of Quran and Naat recitation. To praise someone at these occasions one should say Subhanallah, Maashaa Allaah, and Allahu Akbar. I do not know of a Hadith in this context, however, the mention of the Mushrikin clapping and whistling as a worship and Salat is done in a disliked and an undesirable act.

وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ (سورہ انفال:۳۵)

 ( وَ ) كُرِهَ ( كُلُّ لَهْوٍ ) لِقَوْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ ” { كُلُّ لَهْوِ الْمُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ إلَّا ثَلَاثَةً مُلَاعَبَتَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَتَأْدِيبَهُ لِفَرَسِهِ وَمُنَاضَلَتَهُ بِقَوْسِهِ } ” ( قَوْلُهُ وَكُرِهَ كُلُّ لَهْوٍ ) أَيْ كُلُّ لَعِبٍ وَعَبَثٍ فَالثَّلَاثَةُ بِمَعْنًى وَاحِدٍ كَمَا فِي شَرْحِ التَّأْوِيلَاتِ وَالْإِطْلَاقُ شَامِلٌ لِنَفْسِ الْفِعْلِ ، وَاسْتِمَاعُهُ كَالرَّقْصِ وَالسُّخْرِيَةِ وَالتَّصْفِيقِ وَضَرْبِ الْأَوْتَارِ مِنْ الطُّنْبُورِ وَالْبَرْبَطِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالْقَانُونِ وَالْمِزْمَارِ وَالصَّنْجِ وَالْبُوقِ ، فَإِنَّهَا كُلَّهَا مَكْرُوهَةٌ لِأَنَّهَا زِيُّ الْكُفَّارِ ، (ردالمحتار :کتاب الحضر والاباحۃ ،فصل فی البیع)۔

  1. You may recite this way if you are reciting for a specific wisdom or purpose. Similarly, if you have a specific purpose for the reverse method then you may ask your question again mentioning it.

واللہ اعلم بالصواب

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