Sports & Games

Playing video games

Q: Is it halaal for females to play (Tomb raider) game? And this kind of other video games? And is it halaal to download from sites which gives free download? Because it will not benefit original developers its not there official game selling site. So is it halaal to download from these free sites? 

Hosting a soccer tournaments for Hifz students

Q: If we have a soccer tournament amongst our students from the Hifz class in my area.

1. After the tournament can a reward be given for the winner or rather can a reward be given to all the particapants for their participation in the event?

2. If rewards can be given, can we give medals?

3. Thirdly, the tournament is held in a private arena and a males only event. Entry is denied to any player who does not comply to a dress code requirement; 3 quarter shorts, etc.

Keeping the above in mind, do the Ulama advise having soccer tournaments for Hifz boys? Is it against the Mizaaj of Shariat?

Going to the gym

Q: I am a 14 year old boy. I want to know if it is permissible for me to go to the gym at times where there is like nobody and trying the best I can to avoid people if there was any, and most people who go are men. For example, on Wednesdays, I go to the gym directly after school at 15:00 and finish my traing before 16:30 (It's when most people start going to the gym). I know that it is impermissible to go to places where there is fitnah. But is this permissible for me?

Cycling

Q: I am an active cyclist. Crashes are often and we tend to get a lot of cuts and bruises on our body which causes our hair to get stuck to it and infect it. Is it permissible for a man to remove his legs and arm hair in this situation?

Playing a game with a halloween theme

Q: I play a game where you can decorate a room with furniture for diffrent kinds of houses around the world. On this game there recently came out to design a room for a bewitched/haunted house and you can get extra points. It doesn't really exist and they put that theme up because of halloween. I thought its haraam to design it but did non the less. Is it kufar what I have done. The one house they said was haunted and the other they said a lady built the house to appease her husbands ghost (I read that part only after I designed it and got points).