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Can Footballers Break Their Fast?

20-08-2010

Question 129860

Is it permissible to not fast for one day because of playing football?

Summary of answer:

It is not permissible for footballers to break their fast because this is not one of the legitimate reason that make it permissible to break the fast.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

The Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas said:

“It is not permissible to break the fast during the day in Ramadan in order to play sports such as football or anything else, because that is not one of the legitimate Shar`i excuses that make it permissible to break the fast.”

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And Allah knows best.

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