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Ruling on bowing to one’s parents

Question:

Is it permissible to perform Ruku‘ (bowing) to one’s parents?

Answer:

This is impermissible and is tantamount to Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Ruku‘ is a form of worship, just like Sujud (prostration); therefore, it is impermissible to bow or prostrate before anyone other than Allah the Exalted.

Muftis

• Chairman : Shaykh Ibn Baz
• Deputy Chairman : Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afifi
• Members :
  1. Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
  2. Shaykh Abdullah ibn Qa'ud

• Published on

  Muharram 17, 1446 | 23rd Jul, 2024
• 
• Estimated Reading Time

  1 min read
• Source :

  Fatawa al-Lajnah ad-Da'imah, Fatwa no.9868‏, Question 7
• Ref :

  الركوع لأحد مثل الوالدين
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