It’s neither a myth nor the truth. While such things are not injunctions in the sharia (God’s law), they’re a matter of etiquette. One should keep these things in mind when they have a choice.

“Manners and Etiquette are an important part of the social fabric of a society. Such practices engender respect and veneration for entities which are worthy of them. As such one should try to observe them as much as possible.

Thus greeting the arrival of an elder by standing up or keeping one’s voice low before one’s parents are manners and etiquette which one needs to observe and one generally does.

Similar is the case with pointing feet towards the Qiblah. One should try one’s best to avoid doing so because it would be a sign of disrespect to one of the most holy places on earth.. However, in circumstances when this is not possible one can of course do otherwise. A person himself or herself is the best judge of such circumstances”.

Answered By: Tariq Mahmood Hashmi

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