The ruling on holding a football tournament between classes, where the winner takes a cup?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The school says they have a football tournament between the classes, and the winner takes a cup, a shield, or some prize. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, if it has value, it is not permissible. If it has no value and is merely symbolic with no worth, then its presence is like its absence. What is the benefit of the cup? No, he does not drink from it, and it has no benefit. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The school says they have a football tournament between the classes, and the winner takes a cup, a shield, or some prize. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No, if it has value, it is not permissible. If it has no value and is merely symbolic with no worth, then its presence is like its absence. What is the benefit of the cup? No, he does not drink from it, and it has no benefit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1434 -2802] حكم إقامة دوري لكرة القدم بين الفصول، والفائز يأخذ كأسًا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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