What is the ruling on dancing for men, and what is the ruling on the dabkah performed with swords?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding the matter of dancing for women, which you specified as being without excessive swaying beyond what is necessary, does this apply to men as well?
The Shaykh : There is no dancing for men.
The questioner : Not at all? I mean, the dabkah that the Bedouins or farmers do with swords, is it something like that?
The Shaykh : With swords, that is a duel; there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : A duel.
The Shaykh : ... the Abyssinians ... .
The questioner : Ah, in the dabkah they carry, Shaykh, a stick with a bell on it and raise it up; what is said about men?
The Shaykh : There is no dancing for men.
The questioner : Not at all? I mean, the dabkah that the Bedouins or farmers do with swords, is it something like that?
The Shaykh : With swords, that is a duel; there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : A duel.
The Shaykh : ... the Abyssinians ... .
The questioner : Ah, in the dabkah they carry, Shaykh, a stick with a bell on it and raise it up; what is said about men?
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