Tag Archives: greeting

Kissing the hand is not prostration

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Regarding kissing the hand of a scholar, but more specifically putting the forehead on the hand of the scholar… Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged action of respect, acts of worship, Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jama`ah, authentic hadith, companions, greeting, haram act, high respect, ihtiram, kissing hand, Kissing the feet of Prophet (s), prostration, Sahaba, sajdah, tabi`in | Comments Off

Dream: Salam means marriage proposal?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dr. Abdul Karim

I dreamt of a known man greeting me and I reply his salaam, as everyone says that… Continue reading →

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Dream: At a Restaurant

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Dr. Abdul Karim

I dreamt that I was traveling in Europe and planning with a group to go out to eat… Continue reading →

Posted in Dream Interpretation | Tagged angry, cordial relations, cousin, eat, Europe, ex-husband, ex-wife, good manners, greeting, group, manifest, Moroccan, mother, negative consequences, orange, physical world, reprimand, restaurant, surroundings, table, travel, women | Comments Off

Dream: Seeing Sayyidina Jabir ibn Abdullah (r)

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Had a brief dream while back in which Sayyidina Jabir appeared, placed his right hand over his heart and greeted me,… Continue reading →

Posted in Dream Interpretation | Tagged Ahl al-Bayt, beautiful, cane, concern, eyesight, face, greeting, hadith, half-sleeves, hand over heart, humble, Istanbul, istighfar, left hand, maqam, meditation, muraqabah, rabita, resemble, right hand, rove, salawat, Sayyidina Jabir, shy, sincerity, spiritual insight, stick, Sunnah, turban, worry | Comments Off

Dream: Family

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Imam Ali Elsayed

I dreamt my family abroad. They were all in one room sitting on the couch, and I would greet them and kiss the sisters and hug them… Continue reading →

Posted in Dream Interpretation | Tagged arrival, couch, crying, depart, elderly relative, family members, greeting, hug, kiss, missing, sisters, tears, travelling, young | Comments Off

Merry Christmas

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Are we allowed to congratulate Nasara on Dec 25 for Jesus birthday (as our Prophet, not son of Allah)? Please advise. [fr]Are we allowed to congratulate nasara on Dec 25 for Jesus birthday (as our Prophet, not son of Allah)? Please advise. [/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged Christians, Christmas, greeting, human being, Ibn Kathir, Merry Christmas, Sayyidina `Isa, son of God, Surah Maryam | Comments Off

Greeting Western non-Muslim Women

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: When greeting women in business meetings, typically we shake hands. Occasionally, there are some women/colleagues who when they greet, they kiss men on their cheeks as it’s their custom, in France they do this for example. Continue reading →

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