SubscribeAsk The Imam - National Anthems, Flags
Time for another visit to those all-knowing Islamic scholars at Islam Question And Answer:
Respect for the national anthem or flag
What is the ruling on standing when the national anthem is played, or when the flag is saluted?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Playing or listening to national anthems is haraam. This has been discussed in the answer to question no. 5000 and 20406. It makes no difference whether what is played is songs or the national anthem or anything else.
Secondly:
Standing by way of humility and veneration is not befitting unless it is done for Allaah.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And stand before Allaah with obedience”
[al-Baqarah 2:238].
Allaah has said that because of His greatness and majesty, the greatest of creation (the angels) will stand for Him on the Day of Resurrection and no one will speak until after Allaah has given him permission. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Day that Ar‑Rooh [Jibreel (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allaah) allows, and he will speak what is right”
[al-Naba’ 78:38].
The one who claims that there is any created being for whom one should stand out of respect have given that created being one of the rights of Allaah.
Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever likes men to stand up for him, let him take his place in Hell.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2755); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. That is because this is part of the might and pride that belongs only to Allaah.
See: Tafseer al-Tahreer wa’l-Tanweer by al-Taahir ibn ‘Ashoor (15/51).
The caliph al-Mahdi entered the Mosque of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the people all stood up for him except Imam Ibn Abi Dhi’b. It was said to him: Stand up; this is the Ameer al-Mu’mineen. He said: The people should only stand up for the Lord of the Worlds.
Al-Mahdi said: Let him be, for all the hairs of my head have stood on end.
Siyar A’laam al-Nubala’ (7/144).
The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked: Is it permissible to stand to show respect to any national anthem or flag?
They replied:
It is not permissible for the Muslim to stand out of respect for any national anthem or flag, rather this is a reprehensible innovation which was not known at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or at the time of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (may Allaah be pleased with them), and it is contrary to perfect Tawheed and sincere veneration of Allaah alone. It is also a means that leads to shirk and is an imitation of the kuffaar in their reprehensible customs, and following them in their exaggeration about their presidents and in their ceremonies. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade imitating them.
And Allaah is the Source of strength; may Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (1/235).
And Allaah knows best.
Still more proof that Mr. Obama is not a practicing Mohammedan. Right?
But where does this leave all of those patriotic Muslims we keep hearing about?
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July 16th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
-’Playing or listening to national anthems is haraam’- Soooooooo doesn’t that basically make the USA haraam - and thusly aren’t the muslims in some sort of state of religious ‘badness’? So why don’t they are gather together in one or two countries that don’t do so many ‘haraam’ things? [I know it is a rhetorical question - sort of askng La Raza why the criminal illegal aliens don't work to improve the conditions in their own countries - if their only goal is to work hard and be a good 'citizen' here in America]
Their only goal is to end America’s sovereignty and identity - and remake it at the very least into a OneGlobalWorld of no individuality or at worst into part of the World caliphate.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I may be off on this but don’t you have to stand and say the pledge of allegiance as part of becoming a citizen?
July 16th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
If you dont stand and say the pledge of Allegiance, you arent an American. Period. So if that pledge thing is haraam….perhaps they should just stay the hell out of our country, and haraam their camel plugging asses back to their own miserable excuse for a country.
What am I saying…..we have democrats in congress who wont say the pledge, liberals by the thousands who wont say the pledge, socialists, eco freaks, all wont say the pledge….because those who say it pledge to uphold the constitution, the Nation, under GOD……and they dont actually believe in any of that.
So perhaps terrorist muslim asshats who dont say the pledge are just taking the hint from members of the house and senate….
July 16th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
What may Mohamadans do?
July 16th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Well, judging from the picture, Mr. Obama thinks the appropriate thing to do is to stand there and play with himself, in front of everybody, instead of putting his had over his heart. Perhaps this is the true way of mohamad.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
What may Mohamadans do?
Kill those who offend them, and then whine about how peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaceful they really are and how they’re mischaracterized as violent just because they kill non-mohammedans.