In the Nirsa block of district Dhanbad, Jharkhand, a group of Muslim clerics announced a ban on dancing, loud music, and the use of fireworks during Islamic weddings on November 28. These actions are prohibited by the clerics because they are not Islamic, and anyone who do so will be penalised.
In a statement, the head imam of Sibilibadi Jama Masjid, Maulana Masud Akhtar, announced that the ban would start on December 2.
He said, “We unanimously decided that Nikah (marriage) would be solemnised according to Islamic religion and there would be no dance, DJ music playing and fireworks display. Those who will violate the order will be fined Rs 5,100.”
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Such practices are not permitted in Islam: Maulana Masud Akhtar
He added, “Such practices are not permitted in Islam. These also cause inconvenience to people.” Akhtar chaired the meeting during which the decision to ban such practices was announced. Furthermore, it was decided that the marriage has to be solemnised before 11 PM as the time after that is not considered “auspicious”. He said, “If anyone tries to perform the Nikah after 11 PM will also be slapped with a fine. The violator of the norm will have to tender a written apology too.”
Clerics in the Muslim faith had previously forbade Nikah festivities. A Nikah would not be solemnised if the rituals involve fireworks, DJ, dance, and dowry, according to a committee of local clerics and academics from Raz -e-Muhammad Mustafa of Khempur village in Swar Tehsil in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, who made the announcement in June 2021.
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