Ruling on using the title (al-Hakam) for the one who adjudicates between football players
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Ruling on using the title (al-Hakam) for the one who adjudicates between football players
The questioner: It was mentioned in the hadith of Abu Shurayh that he was known by the kunya Abu al-Hakam, and it was stated that when his people disagreed, they would seek his judgment,So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: (Indeed, Allah is the Judge) Then they forbade him from that and gave him the title Abu Shurayh. But now, the title al-Hakam is applied to the one who adjudicates between the players who play football. What is the ruling on that? Is it forbidden or permissible?The Shaykh: No, there is nothing wrong with that,Like the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nisa:35] But regarding the case of Abu Shurayh, they used to give him the kunya Abu al-Hakam as a fixed and continuous reference for this work. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to block the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah) and give him the kunya of his eldest son, who was Shurayh.
The questioner: It was mentioned in the hadith of Abu Shurayh that he was known by the kunya Abu al-Hakam, and it was stated that when his people disagreed, they would seek his judgment,So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: (Indeed, Allah is the Judge) Then they forbade him from that and gave him the title Abu Shurayh. But now, the title al-Hakam is applied to the one who adjudicates between the players who play football. What is the ruling on that? Is it forbidden or permissible?The Shaykh: No, there is nothing wrong with that,Like the saying of Allah the Exalted: