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IRSYAD FATWA #247: HUKUM MENONTON ACARA SUKAN YANG MENDEDAHKAN AURAT
What is the ruling on watching sports such as football, badminton and hockey where the players do not fully cover their awrah?
Short answer
Watching sports and games is originally permissible, while covering the awrah is obligatory and deliberately looking at the awrah without need is forbidden.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Watching sports and games is originally permissible, while covering the awrah is obligatory and deliberately looking at the awrah without need is forbidden. The Permanent Committee (Lajnah ad-Da'imah) permits watching sports provided there is nothing prohibited, such as exposed awrah, mixing of men and women, gambling or neglect of prayer. Al-Qaradawi grants a concession to athletes who must follow set dress standards and extends it to spectators, though Muslims should still strive to cover the awrah. The text supplied breaks off before the final conclusion of the fatwa.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum asal menonton acara sukan dan permainan secara umumnya ialah harus.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA #247: HUKUM MENONTON ACARA SUKAN YANG MENDEDAHKAN AURAT”, 5 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2640-irsyad-fatwa-247-hukum-menonton-acara-sukan-yang-mendedahkan-aurat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-watching-sports-exposing-awrah/