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Namaste, also known as Namaskar and Namaskaram, is a traditional Hindu non-contact greeting and salutation that can be used at any time of day.

It means “I bow to you” in the literal sense (namah or namas means “bow,” and te means “you”). It also means “I bow to the God in you” in Hinduism, which is based on the idea that “the divine (God) and self (Atman, Self) is same in you and me.” This is contrary to the Islamic belief as Namaste seems to imply God resides in us or that God is everywhere or that we are a part of God Himself is against at-Tawheed. Our belief is that Allah Almighty is not a part of us nor are we a part of Him. The creator and the creation are different entities. To believe Allah is everywhere and resides in His creation is Kufr. Therefore, a serious offence. The people of Sunnah and Jama’ah (adherents to the prophetic way) believe that Allah is exalted above His creation because of the evidence of the Qur’an, Sunnah (prophetic traditions), consensus of the scholars, common sense and man’s innate instinct (Fitrah).

Taken from the book:
Islam and Yoga