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Is cutting the wedding cake with a sword considered imitation of non-Muslims?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The criterion for forbidden imitation is that which is exclusive to disbelievers. As for what is common between them and others, and has become a prevalent custom in Muslim lands, there is no harm in it, unless it is prohibited for another reason, provided there is no extravagance or undertaking of what is unbearable.

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