A strong warning has been issued to non-Muslim people by the Kano State Hisbah Board’s Department of Public Enlightenment on eating in public during Ramadan.
In an interview with AIT.live, the Board’s Director-General, Abba Sai’Idu, delivered this statement.
He emphasised that it is considered illegal for non-Muslims, including Christians, to eat in public or participate in activities that could contradict Islamic customs or entice others who are fasting.
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Sai’Idu added that during this holy month, the enforcement team is stepping up its patrols throughout the city to catch any Muslims who are caught acting in a way that is not in line with Islamic customs.
On Monday, March 11, 2024, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, announced the start of Ramadan.
Muslims are obliged to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, having sex, and other behaviours that are forbidden by the Holy Quran during the daytime hours of Ramadan.
Eight women and three men were detained by the Kano State Hisbah Board in 2021 for eating during Ramadan, according to a previous event that was covered by SaharaReporters.
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During a raid by Hisbah officials, they were discovered dining in the Sharada area of Kano Municipal and Tudun Murtala of Nassarawa Local Government.
They denied the charges and said they had justifications for their acts, but the authorities nonetheless held them.
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