The Ruling on Spending on Football
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who donates millions of riyals to football, buys players at exorbitant prices, and does not spend on memorization circles? Is he considered among[Al-Anfal 8:36]?
Answer:
We have mentioned that no money is taken for a match and no money is spent on it, because it is merely physical exercise. No money is taken for it and no money is spent in it, because spending money on it is a waste of wealth. It is a waste of wealth, and Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Baqarah 2:188] This is a waste of wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the waste of wealth. So this is extravagance, a waste of wealth, and frivolity. Therefore, this is not permissible. Yes.
What is the ruling on one who donates millions of riyals to football, buys players at exorbitant prices, and does not spend on memorization circles? Is he considered among
those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ لِيَصُدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAnswer:
We have mentioned that no money is taken for a match and no money is spent on it, because it is merely physical exercise. No money is taken for it and no money is spent in it, because spending money on it is a waste of wealth. It is a waste of wealth, and Allah the Exalted says:
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذي يتبرع بملايين الريالات لكرة القدم، ويشتري اللاعبين بأثمان باهظة... #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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