The Sehra, Flower Bracelets and Similar Wedding Customs

Question

What is the ruling on tying the sehra (wedding garland veil) on the groom’s head at a wedding, putting flower bracelets and garlands on his hands and around his neck, and taking him on a mount?

Answer

The groom’s sehras, flower bracelets and the like are originally customs of the Hindus of India which have survived in ignorant, non-practising and newly converted families, and through association with them have spread to other Muslims of this kind who are unobservant and careless. Therefore abandoning them is wajib.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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