What is the ruling on holding football competitions?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible in the Shari'ah to hold competitions and take prizes in games such as football?
Answer:
Physical sports are permissible as long as they do not lead to any evil, such as missing the prayer or obscenities, because they are physical exercises for strengthening, like racing or wrestling, and there is nothing wrong with them. However, no prize is taken for them except for the three mentioned in the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1700Hasan (Darussalam) Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible in the Shari'ah to hold competitions and take prizes in games such as football?
Answer:
Physical sports are permissible as long as they do not lead to any evil, such as missing the prayer or obscenities, because they are physical exercises for strengthening, like racing or wrestling, and there is nothing wrong with them. However, no prize is taken for them except for the three mentioned in the hadith:
No stake is acceptable except in archery, racing a camel, and racing a horse.
لا سبق إلا في نصل أو خف أو حافر.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1763 -3022] ما حكم إقامة المسابقات على كرة القدم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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