Fariq Naik – Learn Taekwondo without Hitting the Face

My question is the brother's name is

Shazin

from India, and he is an engineer by

profession. The question is, does participating

in taekwondo,

is participating taekwondo haram or halal as it

involves

scoring points

by kicking the opponent on the head or

the face?

Abloud prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said

that we should not strike or hit the

face of an individual.

So it is haram to hit the face

of our brother.

So taking part in any sport

or in any martial art that involves in

hitting the face, this should be avoided

as far as hitting the face is concerned.

So for example, if a person is taking

part in Taekwondo or in mixed martial arts

and he's taking part in a tournament which

involves hitting the face, this should not be

done. He should not take part in such

tournaments.

But if a person wants to learn martial

arts or Taekwondo or karate or any other

sport or mixed martial art, there is no

problem in learning it in order to make

himself strong and for self defense. Ablail prophet

Muhammad peace be upon him said.

The strong believer is more loved to Allah

subhanahu wa ta'ala than the weak believer.

So for self defense, there is no problem.

And when a person is learning Taekwondo or

karate or any mixed martial art, it is

good to learn it. But you should see

to that to avoid hitting the face. This

is against the teachings of Islam. I hope

that answers your question.