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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce) The Majlis Vol 22 No 05, p.3

Placing the wedding ring on the finger of his newly wed wife, a Muslim man following western custom, kneeled at the feet of his wife to fit the ring.

Question

Placing the wedding ring on the finger of his newly wed wife, a Muslim man following western custom, kneeled at the feet of his wife to fit the ring. What is Islam's view regarding this ring-fitting custom?

Answer

The man who has aped the western kuffaar custom of kneeling like a monkey at the feet of his wife for placing a ring on her finger has become one of them. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Whoever emulates a people is of them. The ring practice is haraam, disgraceful and shameful.

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