What is the ruling on participating in sports clubs that include football and other sports?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh: ... games.

The questioner: There are modern games ... they participate in them in Algeria in the clubs ... do they participate in them?

The Shaykh: Are there no evils in these clubs? They are all evils ... if there are no evils in the clubs, it is not permissible to attend them, as He, the Exalted, said: , for there the private parts are exposed, they are made lawful, and their display is made lawful, and this ... naturally prevents the preservation of prayer, especially in congregation; therefore, this participation is not permissible. However, if ... a Muslim is nearby, his clothing is Muslim, meaning he carries the symbol of Muslims, and as we used to hear, and this was one of the good points of the Muslim Brothers in the past, that they would enter some of the matches there in Cairo, the prayer would be present, the prayer would be established in al-Marg in the stadium, and I do not know if their clothing was long or if they were taking a dispensation according to the school of Malik.
Yes?

Another questioner: Even now, the Muslim Brothers' stadiums ... .

The Shaykh: Yes, praise be to Allah. The point is, if there are such clubs that hold fast to the Shari'ah and do not abandon any of the Islamic etiquettes in the path of playing any type of ball, there is no harm. However, for a Muslim to belong to an Islamic club that does not declare his Islam, this is not permissible.