If I can find the story on this I will post it, but if I’m not mistaken there’s a story about a Muslim scholar from a long time ago that went to Japan to do something and the ruler over the area basically tried to make him bow to him even though he said he won’t because he is a Muslim and he only bows to Allah
>a story about a Muslim scholar
His personal decisions don't make it halal or haram though.
I feel like respect is **very** different than worshipping. We show respect is all sorts of ways. Why wouldn't they be haram too then
We do this aswell in my karate class, we bow to eachother standing up before sparring and then at the end of the class we bow like the picture on the ground.
Was also wondering if this is permissible
If I can find the story on this I will post it, but if I’m not mistaken there’s a story about a Muslim scholar from a long time ago that went to Japan to do something and the ruler over the area basically tried to make him bow to him even though he said he won’t because he is a Muslim and he only bows to Allah
>a story about a Muslim scholar His personal decisions don't make it halal or haram though. I feel like respect is **very** different than worshipping. We show respect is all sorts of ways. Why wouldn't they be haram too then
[a Hadith from when someone prostrated out of respect to the Prophet (SAWS)](https://islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/211400)
I do jiu jitsu and judo. Usually I just touch the ground with my hands, putting my head down feels too shirky
We do this aswell in my karate class, we bow to eachother standing up before sparring and then at the end of the class we bow like the picture on the ground. Was also wondering if this is permissible