Clapping is for the women

Clapping is for the women
Noble Sheikh, may Allah give you success.

The questioner says:
I work as a doctor and when I attend medical lectures, the attending men stand upto clap for the lecturer. When I said to them, “Clapping is only for women,” theysaid, “That ruling is only for the Salat.” Is this statement true?

Al-Allamah Saleh al-Fawzan:No, it is not true. Men shouldn’t clap, neither in the Salat, nor other than it. Clapping is for women, and not for the men, neither in the Salat, nor other than it. This is one angle.The second angle is that there is imitation of the kuffar in this. This is one ofthe customs of the kuffar. We didn’t know of it, nor did the Muslims ever know men to clap, except after there came to us customs from the kuffar and after blindfollowingthem in their parties and assemblies. Clapping is also from the affairsof Jahiliyyah. “Their Salat at the House was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands.” (8:35). Whistling, singing, clapping, and applause are from the actions ofthe kuffar. And today, subhan-Allah, they still clap and whistle. They take yourguard down in the gatherings and clap and whistle like acts of Jahiliyyah. Na’am.

http://shup.com/Shup/425566/tasfi9-35.mp3http://www.albaidha.net/vb/archive/index.php/t-26608.html