Its a great tradition and it brings closeness to each other.
It also brings smiles to the faces of people meeting each other.
It brings ideas to chuckle at each others.
Some ABD’s and CBD’s etc. may even feel embarrassed to do it but perfectly feel Ok if it is done outside the context of Eid… weird isn’t it?
(I removed C ‘confused’ from the abbreviations)
Why some people try to avoid it and just resort to shake hands???
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because some people are not comfortable hugging others, and it has nothing to do with being a "abcd, etc".
It's a matter of personal preferences.
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It this mentality where Uncle Tom comes first and the ummah second. :)
I know that some people have stopped doing it because they assumed it was a sunnah then later found out it isn't.
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^ Is it a fact?
I know that some people have stopped doing it because they assumed it was a sunnah then later found out it isn't.
It is sunnah to be happy and to meet each other without doubts and without any fights that may have occurred previously. A sunnah doesnt ONLY means what and only was done by Hazrat Muhammad PBUH but also all that what can be derived from it having your NEEK NEYYAT.
because some people are not comfortable hugging others, and it has nothing to do with being a "abcd, etc". It's a matter of personal preferences.
Can you just give us few "examples" why so?
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claustrophobia
again discomfort with hugging, some people just aren't huggers
even a smile is charity, one doesn't necessarily have to hug to spread happiness
people smell.
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lol -
xoxoxoxooxx
to all!!!
Eid Mubarak!
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i love the hugging and don't mind it. :)
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I like hugging too!
P.s. Eid Mubarak everyone!
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I LOVEEEE HUGGING!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN U HUG ALL THOSE DIFFERENT NATIONALITY MUSLIM LADIES at the mosque!!!! then they give everyone fancy chocolates and exchange eid pleasantries!
It is sunnah to be happy and to meet each other without doubts and without any fights that may have occurred previously. A sunnah doesnt ONLY means what and only was done by Hazrat Muhammad PBUH but also all that what can be derived from it having your NEEK NEYYAT.
Today the imam mentioned in his talk how this hugging, the way it's normally done is not sunnah, nor is it even mustahab. So a lot of the congregation today kept their meeting to a simple handshake.
Today the imam mentioned in his talk how this hugging, the way it's normally done is not sunnah, nor is it even mustahab. So a lot of the congregation today kept their meeting to a simple handshake.
This 'Imam' needs some education about human to human interactions and being a social person.
There is no need to explain everything in terms of sunnah or religion.
Simple happy human to human interaction should not be considered so bad my dear. Just relax and enjoy the EID or any occasion which has some celebration.
I say, hug each other on any non-religious or religious moment. Off course in sensible ways. It brings people to like each other or know each other better.
Have a smile and a hug.
This 'Imam' needs some education about human to human interactions and being a social person.
There is no need to explain everything in terms of sunnah or religion.
Simple happy human to human interaction should not be considered so bad my dear. Just relax and enjoy the EID or any occasion which has some celebration.
I say, hug each other on any non-religious or religious moment. Off course in sensible ways. It brings people to like each other or know each other better.
Have a smile and a hug.
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This imam is more educated in his field than most if not all people here. I would take his advice on these matters more readily from anybody here. It is a fact that many people do it (or used to) because they think it's a sunnah. Whether or not you want everything explained in terms of sunnah, religion etc. is not the point. I know that I used to do it also under that same impression. The same is the case with many others. Seeing that many people also gave up the practice after the same talk shows that they used to do it under the same impression. So there is nothing wrong with clearing that up among the masses. What I didn't mention in my previous post was that about the hugging, he said that he's not against it, but nobody should do it considering it to be a sunnah.
Today the imam mentioned in his talk how this hugging, the way it's normally done is not sunnah, nor is it even mustahab. So a lot of the congregation today kept their meeting to a simple handshake.
In next eid He will say that even Musafah is not Islamic so just say HI.. then do that I guess
In next eid He will say that even Musafah is not Islamic so just say HI.. then do that I guess
You can complain about it all you want. The bottom line is that the hugs, changing side 3 times like we have the tradition of doing is NOT sunnah. He did also mention that he's not against it, but it's by no means a sunnah and it's not even mustahab. Your "Naik Niyyah" is not going to change that.
A person may say that he's going to fast from fajr to isha instead of fajr to maghrib. He might have a very naik niyyah, but this will not make it acceptable.
In the end he's an aalim, so I'd take his judgement of what is sunnah and what is not more than anyone here. If you want to hug as a means of getting close to someone, then fine. But don't think that it's a sunnah. Again, I'm just emphasizing that a lot of people do it because they believe it to be sunnah, but it's just not. This is the reason at least half the people today didn't do the same 3 side hug thing today after he educated us on the issue. :)
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I don't care if you hug or not BUT please make up your mind as ONE ummah whether we hug once or do the three followed with a handshake? It gets so effing confusing. Like I was guessing all day whether this guy whom I am about to hug, a one hugger, two or three hugger and whether he would extend an ending handshake. I got to the point where I would grab hold of the shoulders and force the second and third hug and then forceully grab the hand and shake.
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@Terrible Guy
Did you happen to attend Mufti Aasim's masjid? :) He had given a nice talk about this last Ramadan and on the day of Eid. He said what you posted and that hugging in the masjid is not the right thing to do, we should have respect for the masjid. Sorry can't really summarize his talk, the way he said it was beautifullly put and everyone understood!
i know it gets awfully disappointing and sometimes just messes up my mood:hinna:
but alhamdulillah the majority here have made up their minds abt that:D
arabs and others with mixed backgrounds hug thrice while most asians (ie pakis and indies) hug twice