The Ruling on Watching Football Matches
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is watching football matches or going to the stadiums to watch them considered idle talk?
The Shaykh:
Or going
The questioner:
to the stadiums to see them, is it considered idle talk?
The Shaykh:
It is considered a waste, a waste of time, with no benefit in it. And if there are forbidden sounds in it, and there is no exposure of the private parts, because most of the players expose their thighs and lift their clothing above their knees, then these are wrongdoings, and this is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is watching football matches or going to the stadiums to watch them considered idle talk?
The Shaykh:
Or going
The questioner:
to the stadiums to see them, is it considered idle talk?
The Shaykh:
It is considered a waste, a waste of time, with no benefit in it. And if there are forbidden sounds in it, and there is no exposure of the private parts, because most of the players expose their thighs and lift their clothing above their knees, then these are wrongdoings, and this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (57:32)
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