What is the ruling on watching football players?
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The questioner : Likewise, there is a question regarding looking at football players. Perhaps you have heard from us on one of the tapes that this is not an awrah (part of the body that must be covered), because the one who looks does not focus on the awrah, but rather looks without concentrating his gaze on the exposed thigh or the like.
The Shaykh : Yes, here there is, so to speak, harm and benefit. If the harm is suspected, the non-suspected benefit takes precedence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, it is said:.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And you.
The Shaykh : Yes, here there is, so to speak, harm and benefit. If the harm is suspected, the non-suspected benefit takes precedence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But despite that, it is said:
Actions are only by intentions
إنَّما الأعمال بالنياتThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Come on.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And you.
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