Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (mayAllah have mercy on him) said: With regard to bowing when greeting someone, it is forbidden as is narrated in al- Tirmidhi from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him); they asked him about a man who meets his brother, can he bow to him? He said: “No.” And it is not permissible to bow or prostrate to anyone except Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, even thoughthat may have been a form of greeting in other religions, as in the story of Yoosuf – “…and they fell down before him prostrate. And he said: ‘O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream aforetime!’” [Yoosuf 12:100]. But in our religion it is not acceptable to bow or prostrate to anyone except Allah; in fact it is also forbidden to stand as the non-Arabs stand before one another,so how about bowing and prostrating? Similarly, a partial bow is also included in thisprohibition. End quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa, 1/377
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