Is it permissible for women to learn swimming?
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Question:
And is it permissible for a girl to learn swimming?
Answer:
No, a woman is 'awrah (a part of the body that must be covered), so it is not permissible for her to learn swimming. This is a characteristic of men; they are the ones who need swimming for rescue or the like. As for the woman, it has not been known, nor has it occurred in the history of Islam, for a woman to learn swimming. Rather, it is the males who learn swimming because they need it.
And is it permissible for a girl to learn swimming?
Answer:
No, a woman is 'awrah (a part of the body that must be covered), so it is not permissible for her to learn swimming. This is a characteristic of men; they are the ones who need swimming for rescue or the like. As for the woman, it has not been known, nor has it occurred in the history of Islam, for a woman to learn swimming. Rather, it is the males who learn swimming because they need it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز تعلم السباحة للنساء؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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