Gender Interaction
✓ Approved
Mixing of Men and Women at Parties
Weddings or parties with dancing and mixing unrelated men and women.
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Superstitions & Folk Practices
✓ Approved
Superstitious Wedding Dates / Astrology
Choosing wedding dates due to horoscopes or lucky numbers.
Celebrations & Festivals
✓ Approved
Celebrating Non-Islamic Religious Festivals
Participating in religious rituals that originate from other faiths. Examples: Christmas, Holi, Diwali, Day of the Dead
Death & Mourning
✓ Approved
Worship at Graves or Seeking Help From the Dead
Some people ask saints in graves for healing or blessings.
Local / Tribal Traditions
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Honor Killings
Tribal tradition where family members kill women accused of dishonoring the family.
Family & Marriage
✓ Approved
Forced Marriages
Families force daughters (and sometimes sons) into marriages for tribal, economic, or honor reasons.
Aqidah
✓ Approved
Belief in “Evil Eye Cures” Through Non-Islamic Rituals
Use of blue beads, burning lead, or consulting fortune-tellers to counteract the evil eye.
Death & Mourning
✓ Approved
Mourning Rituals With Chest-Beating / Screaming
During funerals, some communities cry loudly, beat their chests, tear clothes, or engage in ritual wailing. Pre-Islamic custom.
Family & Marriage
✓ Approved
Extravagant Weddings
Lavish wedding events lasting multiple days with wasteful spending and social pressure for luxury.
Family & Marriage
✓ Approved
Dowry Demand (Bride’s Family Paying Groom)
The bride’s family is expected to give large amounts of cash, gold, household goods, or property to the groom. Originates from Hindu traditions and socio-economic pressures.