In the name of Allah
Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Is it allowed to women to watch football games on Television?
Praise be to Allaah.
Football games that are shown on television include a number of things that are contrary to sharee‘ah:
· In most cases -- if not all -- it may come under the category of gambling and betting which are haraam.
· They involve uncovering of ‘awrahs, mixing of men and women and listening to musical instruments.
In
addition to that, they are a waste of time, which is spent on something
that is not beneficial and distracts one from that which is more
beneficial to him in religious and worldly terms.
As that is the case, the Muslim, whether
male or female, should not preoccupy himself with that. He should keep
himself busy with useful things that will benefit him in this world and
in the Hereafter.
The scholars of the Standing Committee for
Issuing Fatwas were asked: What is the ruling on watching sports
tournaments such as the World Cup and so on?
They replied: Football matches that are played for money and similar
prizes are haraam, because that is gambling. It is not permissible to
accept a prize except in things that sharee‘ah has deemed permissible,
namely racing horses and camels, and competing in archery. Based on
that, going to matches is haraam and so is watching them [on TV], for
the one who knows that they are being played for a prize, because going
to them implies approval of them.
But if the match is not for a prize and
does not distract one from what Allah has enjoined, such as prayer and
the like, and it does not involve anything that is contrary to
sharee‘ah, such as uncovering ‘awrahs, mixing of men and women or
musical instruments, there is nothing wrong with that or with watching
it. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 15/238
Shaykh
Ibn Jibreen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling
on women watching football matches for entertainment and to support a
team?
He replied:
It
is not permissible to watch matches, as the players are usually not
dressed properly and some of the thighs show, or the awrah may be
outlined by the clothes, and that is a fitnah for women. If the aim is
to relax, then that may be done by remembering Allah, reciting Qur’aan,
and reading books of hadeeth, fiqh and ahkaam. End quote from the
website of Shaykh Ibn Jibreen.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have
mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on watching football matches
that are shown on television?
He replied:
What I think is that
watching matches that are shown on television and other events is a
waste of time; a smart and wise man would not waste his time with such
matters that bring no benefit at all.
This applies if it is free of other evils;
if it is accompanied by other evils, such as if the viewer begins to
venerate a kaafir player for example, then it is undoubtedly haraam,
because it is not permissible for us to venerate the kuffaar at all, no
matter how far they have advanced. It is also haraam if the thighs of
young men appear, which may result in fitnah. So the correct view in my
opinion is that it is not permissible for young men when they play
football to let their thighs show, because that involves fitnah, even
according to the view that the thigh is not ‘awrah. So I do not think
that young men should ever show their thighs. If we say that the thigh
is ‘awrah, which is a well-known view of the madhhab of Imam Ahmad, then
the matter is clear: it is not permissible in any case.
What I advise our brothers to do is to make good use of their time, for time is the most precious of wealth. End quote.
And Allah knows best.
Question :
What is the ruling on professional pursuit of football (soccer)?Praise be to Allaah
The word ihtiraaf (professional pursuit) is defined in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (2/69) as follows:
Ihtiraaf
in Arabic means seeking to earn a living, or seeking a profession in
order to earn money. A profession is anything in which a person works
and becomes known for. So they say “the profession of So and so is such
and such,” meaning his habit and practice, which is synonymous to the
words craft and work.
The fuqaha’ of sharee’ah are in agreement
with the linguists on this issue, and the word ihtiraaf (professional
pursuit) is used to refer to work and to earning a living.
Al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (2/69).
It
is not permissible for anyone to issue a ruling on playing football –
let alone taking it as a profession – without knowing the nature of this
game at this time and the atmosphere that surrounds it. In this game
‘awrahs are uncovered, prayers are missed, fitnah and desires are
provoked, and there is the possibility of harm and injury, as well as
the negligence of acts of worship that is involved.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Playing
football nowadays is accompanied by reprehensible things which mean
that playing it should be disallowed. These things may be summed up as
follows:
1 – It is proven to us that play continues
during the times of prayer, which results in the players and spectators
missing prayers or prayers in congregation, or they delay performing
prayers until the time for them is over. Undoubtedly any action that
interferes with performance of prayers on time or leads to missing
prayers in congregation with no valid shar’i excuse is haraam.
2 – The nature of this game leads to
factionalism, stirring up fitnah and hatred. These results are the
opposite of what Islam promotes of tolerance, friendship and
brotherhood, and cleaning hearts and souls of hatred, resentment and
grudges.
3 – The game involves physical danger for
the players as a result of collisions and injuries. Usually the players
do not end the game without some of them falling on the pitch
unconscious or with broken arms or legs. Nothing is more indicative of
that than the fact that there must always be an ambulance present
throughout the game.
4 – The purpose behind allowing sports is
to make people become physically active and to train them for fighting
and to ward off chronic disease. But playing football nowadays has no
such aim. As well as the things mentioned above, it is now also taking
people’s money for false purposes, let alone the danger of physical
injury and the generation of hatred in the hearts of players and
spectators, and the stirring up of fitnah. It has even gone so far that
some spectators attack some players, which could go as far as murder, as
happened in a match a few months ago. This alone is sufficient reason
to disallow it. And Allaah is the source of strength. End quote.
Fataawa Ibn Ibraaheem (8/116, 117).
As
for playing football just to strengthen the body and give it energy, or
to treat some diseases without falling into any of these haraam things,
this is something permissible.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The
basic principle concerning such games and sports is that they are
permissible if they serve an innocent purpose, as was referred to by Ibn
al-Qayyim in his book al-Faroosiyyah and as was mentioned by Shaykh
Taqiy al-Deen Ibn Taymiyah and others. If that is done as training for
jihad and attack and retreat, or for physical fitness, or to ward off
chronic diseases and strengthen the spirit, then it comes under the
heading of permissible things, if the one who does it has a sound
intention. In all cases it is essential that there be no harm caused to
bodies or minds, and that it does not lead to the grudges and hatred
that usually occur between players, and that it does not distract them
from things that are more important, and that it does not prevent them
from remembrance of Allaah (dhikr) or prayer. End quote.
Fataawa Ibn Ibraaheem (8/118)
He also said:
Playing
football in this organized manner, making the players into two
factions, whether they are paid or not, should not be done, because it
involves preventing remembrance of Allaah (dhikr) and prayer. It may
also involve consuming wealth unlawfully and may be accompanied by
gambling; it is akin to playing chess in some ways.
But if one or two people play with a ball
and play football in an unorganized fashion, there is nothing wrong with
that because it does not involve anything haraam. And Allaah knows
best. End quote.
Fataawa Ibn Ibraaheem (8/119)
In the answer to question no. 22305 we have explained the conditions for it to be permissible to play football. Among the things we said there was the following:
The third condition: that it should not
take up too much of the player’s time, let alone take up all his time or
mean that he becomes known among people for that, or it becomes his
job, because then there is the fear that the words of Allaah may be true
in his case: “Who took their religion as an amusement and play, and the
life of the world deceived them. So this Day We shall forget them”
[al-A’raaf 7:51]. End quote.
Thus it is clear that taking football as a
profession as it exists nowadays is haraam, because it includes things
that are forbidden in Islam, even if playing football is basically
permissible.
This applies especially if we realize what
is involved in taking football as a profession, such as travelling to
kaafir countries to play against international teams. It is obvious to
everyone what kind of kufr, evil and sin is present in those countries,
and it is also well known that the players are exposed to the
temptations of women and desires because of their fame, stardom and
wealth.
It should also be noted that settling in
kaafir countries is haraam, and it is not permissible except in cases of
need, subject to certain conditions which have been explained in
question no. 38284.
And Allaah knows best.
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