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What is the ruling on a husband participating in the Arḍah, which is the dancing of men with swords?

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Dancing with swords, spears, and other weapons is permissible if it is for an occasion such as an Eid or a wedding and is not taken as a profession, based on what is narrated in the Two Sahihs: that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood for Aisha while she watched the Abyssinians playing and zafan (dancing), and al-zafan is dancing.

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