Fatwa #202122 January 2001United Kingdom
Is it permissible to bend before one's parents and touch their feet?
Question
I am a Bengali and it is in our tradition to salaam our parents by bending down and touching their feet. Is this permissible?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is not permissible to follow this tradition. [i]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
الانحناء للسلطان أو لغيره مكروه لأنه يشبه فعل المجوس كذا في جواهر الأخلاطي [i]
ويكره الانحناء عند التحية وبه ورد النهي كذا في التمرتاشي
الفتاوى الهندية، ٥/ ٣٦٩