What is the ruling on football?
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The questioner : Regarding the games that are currently prevalent.
The Shaykh : What games?
The questioner : Like the game of ball and similar things, what is the criterion for them?
The Shaykh : These games: if they do not benefit a person in his body and do not distract him from his obligatory duties, then there is nothing wrong with them, such as: football. There is nothing wrong with football if it does not occupy you from your obligatory duties and does not include anything forbidden, such as shortening the trousers, or cursing and abusing among the players. These are permissible. As for the other games, our scholars consider them forbidden, such as: Belote, tennis, and the like.
The Shaykh : What games?
The questioner : Like the game of ball and similar things, what is the criterion for them?
The Shaykh : These games: if they do not benefit a person in his body and do not distract him from his obligatory duties, then there is nothing wrong with them, such as: football. There is nothing wrong with football if it does not occupy you from your obligatory duties and does not include anything forbidden, such as shortening the trousers, or cursing and abusing among the players. These are permissible. As for the other games, our scholars consider them forbidden, such as: Belote, tennis, and the like.