The Shari'ah Guidelines for Permissible Amusement
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Regarding the Shari'ah guidelines for permissible amusement?
Permissible Amusement: It is what a person amuses himself with while riding his horse, or with his spear, or with his family. This is permissible amusement.
The questioner: Regarding modern games like football and the like, do they have a guideline?Answer: These games are beneficial for a person’s body and do not distract him from his obligatory duties, so there is nothing wrong with them.For example: Football is fine, provided it does not distract you from your obligatory duties and does not involve anything forbidden, such as shortening the trousers or cursing and abusing among the players. This is fine. As for other games, our scholars consider them forbidden, such as: (Belot) and (tennis) and the like.
Permissible Amusement: It is what a person amuses himself with while riding his horse, or with his spear, or with his family. This is permissible amusement.
The questioner: Regarding modern games like football and the like, do they have a guideline?Answer: These games are beneficial for a person’s body and do not distract him from his obligatory duties, so there is nothing wrong with them.For example: Football is fine, provided it does not distract you from your obligatory duties and does not involve anything forbidden, such as shortening the trousers or cursing and abusing among the players. This is fine. As for other games, our scholars consider them forbidden, such as: (Belot) and (tennis) and the like.