The Kano Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating in public and tempting other faithful Muslims during the fasting period. They also arrested 5 others for selling food during fasting hours.
The Muslims arrested will be charged to Sharia Court and the right sentence will be given to them.
In an interview with the BBC, Kano Hisbah Board’s deputy commander general of operations, Mujahideen Abubakar, stated that this operation will carry on until the end of the Ramadan.
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Abubakar said, “It is important to note that we don’t concern ourselves with non-Muslims — any disrespect for Ramadan would not be condoned.
“It’s heart-breaking that in such a holy month meant for fasting, adult Muslims would be seen eating and drinking publicly. We won’t condone that and that’s why we went out to make arrests.
“20 people had been arrested for not fasting and five for selling food. We do get calls from people who are enraged after seeing people eating in public and we act fast by going to the area to make arrests.”
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory for every Muslim. However, exemptions apply to persons who are sick, pregnant, travelling, breastfeeding, or menstruating, as well as elderly individuals who are incapable of fasting.
Hisbah’s deputy commander further said, “We do get calls from people who are enraged after seeing people eating in public, and we act fast by going to the area to make arrests.”
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