Due to religious concerns, Sokoto Hisbah prohibits typical wedding customs.
The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has instantly outlawed a variety of wedding and social gathering customs because they are thought to go against Islamic morality and teachings.
Citing worries over morality and religious values, the Sokoto State Hisbah Board has placed limitations on a number of wedding and social gathering customs.
Among the forbidden practices include the use of DJs and Wazigidi music during weddings, as well as the well-known marriage introduction ceremony known as “Na Gani In So,” in which suitors deliver various presents to a bride’s family, including soft drinks, bottled water, biscuits, sweets, and kola nuts.
In addition, the board prohibited mixed-gender entertainment events, the use of loudspeakers on tricycles, ladies sitting next to trike riders, what it called immoral haircuts for children and young people, and excessive expenditure on bridal gifts, or lefe as they are called locally.
Malam Usman Abdullahi Jatau, Commander of the State Hisbah Board, told reporters in Sokoto that the restrictions were put in place to protect the state’s religious and cultural traditions.
He called on the families of the bride and groom, as well as parents in general, to fear Allah and refrain from the customs, urging parents, intending couples, and their families to follow the command.
He described the statement as a final warning to everyone engaged in or supporting such activities, imploring them to fear Allah and cease before sanctions are implemented. He warned that the board will enforce the ban.
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