Is Karate Greeting Permissible?

[Younis99]

As Salamu Alaikum sisters and brothers,

I have been practising karate for a few months and they used to greet each other by bowing down a little like they do in this picture here:

https://www.pixtastock.com/photo/55472787

I couldn't find something about this in Bukhari or Muslim (or Quran), so I conclude it is permissible to greet in this way since both parties do, there is no subjugation and since it is still a little natural (instead of shaking the head) movement.

However, they used also to greet like so

https://www.tokyoupdates.metro.tokyo...x900---973.jpg

which isn't of course a natural pose. A colleague told me, that other Muslims used to do this but say Schahāda during it, to delimit theirself from it and to not follow the polytheisms. What do you think about this? Is saying Schahāda enough to delimit oneself? I am not sure about it, because I think it's imating polytheisms. I haven't the hadith next to me but one of Bukhari (or Muslim) says, the one who imitates is from them.

I have already done a lot of research about it, the scholars seem to be split on this topic, so I assume one has to decide what is reasonable.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me!

Best regards
Younis

[AabiruSabeel]

:wasalam:

Both type of bowing is not allowed in Islam. A Muslim never bows in front of anyone other than Allah.

[Younis99]

Thank you for the fast reply to it. Even if it's done of greeting each other (like Japanese)?

[AabiruSabeel]

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik :ra: said:
"O Messenger of Allah! Should we bow to one another?" He said: "No." We said: "Should we embrace one another?" He said: "No, but shake hands with one another." [Sunan Ibn Majah 3702]
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:3702

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