Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible to bend before one's parents and touch their feet?

· 27 Shawwal 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 2021English

Question

I am a Bengali and it is in our tradition to salaam our parents by bending down and touching their feet. Is this permissible?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible to follow this tradition. [i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

الانحناء للسلطان أو لغيره مكروه لأنه يشبه فعل المجوس كذا في جواهر الأخلاطي [i]

ويكره الانحناء عند التحية وبه ورد النهي كذا في التمرتاشي

الفتاوى الهندية، ٥/ ٣٦٩

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