Question:
Salaam Ya Sayedi and all at Eshaykh.
Is clapping permissible? either in Hadra or not. As some say there is a hadith where the Prophet (pbuh) forbade this and said men don’t clap and say SubhanAllah instead. and if this is the case does Mawlana forbid this as well or not? as in alot of the hadras there are people clapping.
JazakhAllah Khair and sorry for any lack of Adab
Plz pray for this weak servant and my family.
Was Salaam.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
There is nothing in the sources of Shari`ah that prohibits it. Men are only not allowed to clap their hands in Salat (prayer) [when the imam makes a mistake]. Therefore, men may clap their hands in a Hadrah. As for the Hadith, this is applicable to Salat.
Imam Senad Agic, Ph.D.
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
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