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٢ : 23 + $ 435 : D 2C{* C ;> $6 i¥ * M 5 D 3dQ &$ ; f 3 U n o9 D( 26— Do not Imitate Other Nations Narrated by Hadrat Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: “Whoso imitates another people (leaving the way and tradition of his own community and people) will be considered one of them. ” (Sunan Ab u u u u D a a a a w u u u u d, Book of Dress, Chapter: A garment of fame and vanity) Explanatory Notes This brief Hadith carries a subtle psychological point: it means that one who abandons the way and the custom of his own people and its characteristics and seeks to look like another people, it will be understood in his case that his heart has been influenced by the way and custom and tradition of the other people, and has yielded to them