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Question
Within a certain community there is a practice, which involves the son prostrating to the parents on the day of a wedding and other occasions, what evidence can be provided from the Quran and Sunnah that this is an act of Shirk?Answer
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,
Please see the links:
Kissing Feet and Prostration
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00001900.aspx
Prostrating out of Reverence (Sujud al-Ta`dhim) to other than Allah
is Haram
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00000209.aspx
Is it permitted to touch the feet of elders? It is common in our
culture.
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Questions/qa00000244.aspx
Wassalam
Hanafi Fiqh Staff
This answer was published by SunniPath and is preserved as written. Rulings can depend on circumstances; for your own situation, consult a qualified scholar.
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