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Is It Prohibited to Get a Massage during Ramadan?

05-10-2006

Question 79241

Is the ruling on working as a massage therapist during Ramadan?

Summary of answer:

Working as a massage therapist during the day in Ramadan does not break the fast for the therapist or for the one who receives the massage.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Is it prohibited to get a massage during Ramadan?

Working as a massage therapist during the day in Ramadan does not break the fast for the therapist or for the one who receives the massage.

Can you work as a massage therapist?

The one who works in this profession must pay attention to a number of important Shar`i issues, such as the following:

Is massage for energizing and pleasure permissible?

The Shar`i guidelines that we have mentioned here apply to massage for therapeutic purposes, as mentioned in the question. As for the kind of massage that is intended for energizing and pleasure , this is not permissible because it involves many things that go against Shari`ah and it is not essential.

And Allah knows best.

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