The Ruling on Watching Sports Matches on Television
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Question:
This questioner says: I and some of my friends have disagreed on the permissibility of watching sports matches that come via television and satellite channels. Is it permissible or not? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What is recommended, and what we advise, is to avoid watching sports matches, because they have no benefit, or at least they have no benefit, while they include dangers such as exposing the private parts and wasting time. And because of the lack of benefit in them, a person should not occupy himself or exhaust his time looking at the matches. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: I and some of my friends have disagreed on the permissibility of watching sports matches that come via television and satellite channels. Is it permissible or not? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What is recommended, and what we advise, is to avoid watching sports matches, because they have no benefit, or at least they have no benefit, while they include dangers such as exposing the private parts and wasting time. And because of the lack of benefit in them, a person should not occupy himself or exhaust his time looking at the matches. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-036-الفتوى وعمن تؤخذ|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (35:40)
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