The ruling on camel beauty contests and taking prizes for them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on al-muzayyah? It is when the Bedouins gather to compete to see which of their camels is the most beautiful and finest in terms of its characteristics, colors, and height, and they take prizes for this, sometimes cars, and sometimes amounts reaching hundreds of thousands.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible, certainly, because it involves falsehood. The evidence has come regarding the permissibility of racing camels, horses, and archery, because these are among the tools of jihad; they involve preparing for jihad and training for jihad. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking prizes for them. As for taking a prize for whichever camel is the most beautiful or best, that is taking a prize for falsehood, and it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on al-muzayyah? It is when the Bedouins gather to compete to see which of their camels is the most beautiful and finest in terms of its characteristics, colors, and height, and they take prizes for this, sometimes cars, and sometimes amounts reaching hundreds of thousands.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible, certainly, because it involves falsehood. The evidence has come regarding the permissibility of racing camels, horses, and archery, because these are among the tools of jihad; they involve preparing for jihad and training for jihad. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking prizes for them. As for taking a prize for whichever camel is the most beautiful or best, that is taking a prize for falsehood, and it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [52] — alfawzan.live (1:23:01)
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