The Ruling on Watching Sports and the 'Awrah of the Thigh
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Question:
What is the ruling on watching some sports on television if watching them does not distract me from prayer? And what is the stronger position regarding the issue of the thigh: is it 'awrah or not?
Answer:
What distracts from prayer is forbidden, without doubt. And what does not distract from prayer is disliked because it is a waste, and what is the benefit of watching sports? It is a waste in terms of being a waste and wasting time. You should protect your time from such matters. As for the thigh, it is 'awrah. The 'awrah of a man is from the navel to the knee; all of this is 'awrah, and the thigh is included in that, so it is 'awrah. In the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 1460Da’if (Darussalam) Yes.
What is the ruling on watching some sports on television if watching them does not distract me from prayer? And what is the stronger position regarding the issue of the thigh: is it 'awrah or not?
Answer:
What distracts from prayer is forbidden, without doubt. And what does not distract from prayer is disliked because it is a waste, and what is the benefit of watching sports? It is a waste in terms of being a waste and wasting time. You should protect your time from such matters. As for the thigh, it is 'awrah. The 'awrah of a man is from the navel to the knee; all of this is 'awrah, and the thigh is included in that, so it is 'awrah. In the hadith:
Do not show your thigh, and do not look at the thigh of anyone, living or dead.
لا تدلس فخذك، ولا تنظر إلى فخذ حي ولا ميت،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 — youtube.com (20:06)
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