The ruling on watching matches in which the cross or the symbols of disbelievers appear
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We often see some sports clubs bringing in players who display crosses and the alleged images of Jesus, so what is the ruling on that? And what is the ruling on watching them?
Answer:
Do not watch them, my brother, as long as they are like that. First, watching matches is a waste of time with no benefit. Second, if there are prohibitions in them, such as the symbols you mentioned, the symbols of disbelievers, then it is not permissible, and watching them is not permissible except for one who denounces them, yes, and reports them, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We often see some sports clubs bringing in players who display crosses and the alleged images of Jesus, so what is the ruling on that? And what is the ruling on watching them?
Answer:
Do not watch them, my brother, as long as they are like that. First, watching matches is a waste of time with no benefit. Second, if there are prohibitions in them, such as the symbols you mentioned, the symbols of disbelievers, then it is not permissible, and watching them is not permissible except for one who denounces them, yes, and reports them, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2315] حكم مشاهدة المباريات التي يظهر فيها الصليب أو شعارات الكفار - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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