Adult playing sports

Q: Is it haraam to play soccer or cricket with the awrah covered and only amongst men even when I make time for ibaadat and follow fardh and sunnat?

A: We will not say that it is haraam, but it is something that is not encouraged. More especially when it is a grown up person, he should be valuing his time and saving himself from futilities.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)