Muhammad West – Is the World Cup Offside for Muslims

			manda Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa salatu salam ala Sayyidina Muhammad Ali or remain
loyal but a ghetto
		

			and hamdulillah Bill Alameen always and forever we begin with the praise and thanks Alana sure to
Allah Allah Allah Allah we testify that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah subhanaw taala
and we send our love and greetings so beloved Nabi Muhammad Sallallahu wasallam, to spice up your
family, his companions and all those who follow his sunnah until the end of time. And Allah blesses
to be amongst them. I mean, I mean from the villa. Today, we're going to talk about World Cup fever,
we're going to ask is the World Cup permissible for Muslims? And if I were to say It's haram
completely, I just filled all your plans this weekend, much to the delight of your wives. This is by
		

			the request of the Sisters, Is it permissible? And subhanAllah? It says that we have these kind of
questions and we have different types of we'll see. But even amongst the Sahaba we have different
philosophies and views, about permissibility wasting time is the better things to do with your time.
What are the limits of fun? And this is a much broader conversation. As we walk into December, and
we're going to enjoy ourselves in sha Allah. We're going to spend time we're going to relax. What
are the limits? What are the possibilities? After the Prophet Salam passed away in a very famous
Hadith say not only was the Khalifa and he walks into the masjid, and Hassan Ebenezer but Hassan
		

			even if Arabic Radi Allahu Anhu was the poet of the Navi Salam used to give poetry now poetry is not
mentioned with much praise in the Quran. If you read in the Quran, Allah subhanaw taala doesn't give
much praise to the poets. The poets at the time, were our version of maybe social media, our version
of
		

			of reality shows our version of satire, it was not taken a speech, which was very, very
praiseworthy, and therefore poetry is not look as very much frowned upon. But Hassan even he thought
but he's in the Majid Majidi number we the cover of Nabi Salam is just the Rhoda is just the people
are reciting Quran making Salah and he's reciting poems what Deen Sharia poems poems about life and
nature and all of this love or whatever it might be. And they also have around listening and
enjoying it. Same number walks in and he's very unhappy and very disturbed and he some hottie some
narrations even mentioned he wanted to physically stop Hassan and Hassan Rajan said to him, Omar, I
		

			used to recite poetry like this in this Masjid when someone far greater they knew was present. Nabil
Salam Nerissa Salam was Jana suicide recite poetry and then at least we didn't stop me.
		

			Yes, from St. Thomas perspective, can you not use your time for something more beneficial you in the
masjid for goodness sake. But then we Salam allow these things even more so even more so we know the
very, very famous Hadith, a number of Hadith I'm adding you have the same event. A delegation from
every senior a group of people came from every senior modern day Ethiopia, and they came to visit
the NABI Salam and exchange gifts. And this is GEMA from Abyssinia, doesn't even say that they're
Muslim, most likely they were not Muslim. They also did now the community you know, when you have an
out of town group, coming from a small village, Medina is a small village. It was a spectacle. And
		

			so the Abyssinians we now put on a little bit of a display, they started using the spears. The words
in the Hadith says they were playing or dancing, they were doing an exhibition, you know, in the
masjid. And we know a number of beautiful Hadith from this event. The one Hadith the NABI Salam.
Aisha says, I saw the visa Salam on the day standing at the door. So then we saw his house was we
know attached to the masjid and he opened the curtain and he also then at least was also watching
the display and the spear guys and you know doing you're not making vicar they're not making Salah
they're not reciting are they having like giving some entertainment and not only the the nubby salon
		

			watch them, but he called Aisha and see Do you also want to watch? The ladies also want to see the
sisters also wants to maybe watch the game. But of course I show you a high level no one can see her
extreme hijab. So he said, I shall come stand behind me and you open his cloak. And Aisha says I put
my cheek next to his cheek. And I was watching and I stood like that watching until I became bored
and I walked away he didn't say okay, look, time's up now good enough now.
		

			She wanted to see the some as a side note of this beautiful Hadith she mentioned. I stayed there
until I left meaning I wanted to see how long he's gonna say okay, time's up. I'm a busy man, you
know, but she kept the and then I'll be salaam not only watched it, but he encouraged it as well to
watch along. It's also mentioned Subhanallah Sidama. When he comes into the masjid, and he sees this
happening, he picks up stones and wants to throw the guy so what are you doing?
		

			How can you do this in the masjid? And then Abby Salam stopped him said know that people are
watching. They're having some Halal kind of entertainment. Nothing wrong with this. They're watching
an exhibition. Yes this is not the Quran being recited. This is not tattooed. Yes, but it's
permissible. And then he says, Let me sometimes is why why is he Why am I allowing this? He says so
that the Jews the other religions may no look at this hadith being brutal, beautiful Hadith, that
the Jews may know that there is flexibility in our deen Willie, I have been sent with a truthful and
lenient religion. There is a time and place for fun as well. And there's a time and place for
		

			enjoyment as well. Again, this is in the most sacred place in the world, the most sacred and most
pious people on Earth. The women of the NABI Salam have a high level they will also allow to, at a
distance, practice your hijab, you can be part of the enjoyment, so long as you're not crossing the
lines of what is permissible. And that is what the Nabisco Salam wants you to teach and show us you
have Masha Allah, some people on the level of Satan or ombre that says we don't have time for these
games undred percent hamdulillah if we get there one day, and Allah grant has to be the, but if
we're not they take the enjoyment that is permissible in a manner and do not exceed the limits. Some
		

			of the terrain were asked about board games, the version of monopoly and chess playing games cards
is this permissible, and the one who, even Messiah he mentions that these games are permissible, so
long as it does not detract from your watch, but it takes from your time from your Salah, or your
family time and it doesn't involve money, meaning not gambling, then it is a good thing that will
bring good people together, you will have a soccer match and at the end of Hamdulillah you feel good
one another. It will bring people together now specifically on sports And subhanAllah the fact that
some people are looking to make everything haram even sports behind Allah, we ask if that is haram
		

			in some some cartoons are even more problematic, then that our kids watch then even sports then of
you Solomon sports. We know that there'll be some there's a few innovations about the interestingly
about the novices alum and sports. There was a champion wrestler now when I say listen, I'm not
talking about every wrestler Undertaker, that kind of reason. We're talking about more like the MMA
kind of Habib kind of wrestlers. That was the sport that that used to play and they was a champion
at the time they would have they would know who the strongest and the strongest guy in that area.
His name was ro Khanna, Ro Khanna. And so he then a visa Salem challenged him to a wrestling match
		

			to show because I mean He's the champion.
		

			There'll be some had a special kind of strength. This was a tool of Dawa. It wasn't really effect
of, of wrestling, but it was meant for Dawa. And then abbyson Put him on the ground a few times and
eventually kind of became became Muslim. So no man has ever done this. There is something special in
you you are not a normal you have been helped by some special power. The point is the Navy Salam
involved in actually himself got on the flow and he wrestled and but of course he's wrestling here
was not for fun, is wrestling was an act of Dawa and to show that you can use a sports match. You
can use a race you can use a soccer match and make it an act of Dawa. You can bring people to Islam
		

			through it. It can be a game and just fun, no problem. But it can also be used as a tool of Dawa and
permissibility in another very, very beautiful Hadith Genovesa Salam Aisha mentioned, we know that
the NABI Salam was on an expedition was on jihad is not just a normal zero it's actually Wolfie and
they will on the way back after the battle in unsafe territory, but then I'll be Salah must have
noticed that I've been busy on the front line. I've been busy with the main Aisha is what she's
probably been neglected, neglected, but she's probably feeling I haven't had much time with you. And
very famous Hadith we all know. So he told the Sahaba guys, all of you carry on to Medina. Aisha and
		

			I are going to camp for a few days here in the in the desert. And she remembers the race. So she
says that we took a race. Then we said, let's go and we race run up and down. And she mentioned that
we raced like that and I beat him. I beat him. I won the race. Yours will follow many years past she
said I even forgot about that incident. And we found ourselves in a similar situation, another
campaign on our way back to Medina. And then obviously the same thing. So half ago, I she and I are
going to spend some time alone here in the desert. And then he raised me again and he said I want
the rematch. And this time he beat me. And after that that was the last time the race so she said it
		

			ended one one. Now, again, there'll be some use of the racing for fun. Not the racing because he
wants to do it. He's doing it because his wife requires a bit of amusement and entertainment. He's
doing it for her sake. Again, this is an act of Ibadah now this is not a game. This is an act of
worship. And subhanAllah as I said one beautiful if you really want to follow the Sunnah, play games
with your wife, whether it's on the PC or the Xbox, whatever, but the Sunnah is to get a win because
then a visa Salah
		

			Then avviso Salama, without a doubt if you put through Karna on the mat, do you think I should
really beat him in the race, he later wins panel he later win. And he made sure that it was at most
it was equalized. At most when you play games with your wife, it must be one one. Don't even if you
pay 30 seconds, maybe be equal, don't get don't don't beat up that's not from the Sunnah. In another
beautiful Hadith again showing about competition and encouraging our people to play sports, then we
Salam is walking. And he sees a bunch of youngsters shooting bows and arrows. And they are doing
they're not training for it. Obviously, there is some Baraka babies, obviously some benefit in
		

			training and practicing, but they're doing it as fun. One is shooting and the other one and they're
competing in two teams, there's actually a competition going on. And there'll be some comes out and
he starts encouraging shoot, Oh, son of so and so your father is a great archer, and he's cheering
on the one side and the other side then stops shooting. So reason why you guys not shooting as a
huge on their side. So we feel bad. You supporting them? How can we even continue so that our
businesses know I am with both of you both sides shoot for I am with all of you, and he's
encouraging the boys to compete against one another. Now Subhanallah these are so categorically
		

			clear, so categorically clear, in terms of the Navi Salam, and permissibility in enjoying yourself
and even being competitive, even being competitive,
		

			more broadly for us than obese awesome says to all of us, that when we gather to play games, whether
it is a permissible kind of fun, we must make time to remember Allah, we must make time to make a
small and we'll talk about the dua of remembering was very important to add to memorize remember now
for the holiday time, there will be some says every gathering in which Allah is not mentioned any
gathering, which is an act of Ibadah you're not coming here for a biannual lecture, you come in for
fun,
		

			is acceptable except for for things, that there are some things which we gather purely for fun. He
says some things you gather purely for fun, it's okay. But the others you need to make special
mention of Allah, what things are permissible even if it's just been for fun, a man and his wife
being intimate Alhamdulillah you don't even have to make dua that automatically is written as an
activity bida when a husband and wife are together, or a man who is training his horse, so there is
fire in that, yes, he's enjoying riding the horse with this training, a time will come when he's
going to need to use it and when people are running and exercising, so having the lights and act of
		

			Ibadah even if you don't intend Ya Allah, I want to do this to get strong so one day I can defend
the Ummah but because there's goodness in it, Allah is rewarding you for and a man who's learning to
swim. So the generic what do we take from this interview some says there are certain acts of
gathering which is an act of worship Alhamdulillah to the best, then there are certain activities
this blessing in it when you with your wife, having intimate with her you having a good time, but
it's Ibadah you at the gym, exercising Allah Allah Am I don't have a good time you might have a good
time. Right? But there is a reward for you in that
		

			and swimming again swimming you might view in the beach having a good time swimming but because you
are doing something beneficial Allah rewards you for that certain games. I don't think there's any
fighter in playing Monopoly maybe there you have to remember Allah subhana wa Tada and as we know we
should not allow permissible fun to go beyond what is permit what is the time limits we can lose
ourselves in the games. We can lose ourselves in the fun the permissible fundamentally we're talking
about haram fun. And this is so such a human thing that it even happened to nab of the Gambia of
Allah. He was having fun, and he completely lost track of time in a hurry, and we saw a man in Surah
		

			Saad, Allah Subhan says we're having a leader of what we blessed often Aveda with a son Sulaiman
what Allah says what an amazing slave was today man, in a word that and whenever if you always came
back to Allah, whenever something went wrong, he came back to Allah in repentance. And then Allah
mentioned a mistake they gonna be so the man made and of course the Gambia assume Allah spandrel
predicted them. Allah says that when there was an exhibition in front of him, in the light of the
time, with the horses and the Beast, Philemon loved racing horses. And so in front of him was a
parade of horses, they were racing, they were that whatever the horses were doing, and he was so
		

			engrossed in this, that the sun Allah says, that fucka that the sun began to sit, and you must have
worked Subhanallah you must have worked the 720 MB of the MBR of Allah, we can sometimes get so
engrossed in something which we enjoy that we lose track of time, especially salah. And so nobody,
nobody Sulaiman was so upset when he realizes for color in ni, O Allah that I have favorite I gave
preference to the love of these good things over the remembrance of my Lord until the sun
disappeared, and the curtain of darkness came he felt so very grateful. And he started making Toba
and he said all my horses now
		

			Give it away in charity. I don't want any horses anymore. These are the Ambia. You know, you don't
have to do that you know Subhanallah give sell everything because you made a mistake, we make Toba
but the Gambia if the point of this is that even the Gambia can become engrossed in something which
is so enjoyable, that you lose track of time. So what about us, so be careful when it comes to
losing track of time.
		

			When we get together,
		

			as we said, it is halal. So long as you're not doing anything haram and you're not neglecting your
time and your watch about so don't ask me if it's permissible to play soccer. Is it permissible to
play cricket? Is it what about rugby? What about this that you know, then Subhan Allah, the point is
general rules. So long as there's no haram involved. There is no drinking swearing, ugly obscenities
mixing of men and women, and there's no and you don't neglect your times of Salah and there's no
gambling involved, you're not involved in the gambling, then hamdulillah it is fine. Of course,
there are better things to do 100% there are better things to do better things to listen to a
		

			lecture, read a book, recite Quran 100% better, but Alhamdulillah it is permissible. And this pot,
and if you're falling asleep, just wake up quickly, that in this holiday time, we're going to spend
a lot of times together with our families, right, we're gonna get together and sit around the table
and talk, just talk, talk about work, you know, moan about this and that whatever it is, remember
the year. So when you gather together,
		

			hours go by where we don't think of Allah We don't mention his name, that is not appropriate. And
there's a hadith is a DUA to make that despite reciting the small dua, that entire six, seven hours
of enjoying and laughing and eating becomes an act of ibadah. Then it says whenever a group of
people sit in a gathering, in which they did not remember Allah at all, no one spoke anything about
Allah or they supplicated in that the rank of enemy salaam, such a gathering will be a cause of
grief meaning it's a gathering that is wasted. However, if you want to make that gathering you want
to just you just make a small compensation you pay something that gathering gets except about Allah,
		

			you make this dua Subhana Allah who will be Handicare eyeshadow Allah Allah Allah and Mr. Fluka one
or two boys like Oh Allah, we glorify you with a pool most perfect praises. We testify that there is
none worthy of worship except you forgive us and we return to your Allah whatever mistakes we make,
make this a habit so handle this holiday. When you gather the family over you add the bra you swam
and everything and say guys before you leave for the night, let us all decide together Shahana
cologne Dominica and Chateau la isla and Mr. Fuuka want to do what you like and that whole six seven
hours of joyous laughing becomes inshallah something of benefit. And as we said, we know the limits.
		

			I won't go too much into detail. As we said before that Allah Allah says in the Quran, yeah, you
will know the nomina avoid Hamid one may say well unsub avoid to this holiday time, we will see
people going overboard, people will drink and gamble and then you will hear the deferral of the
holiday at the end of this holiday period. People dying in the cause people Allah protect us and
preserve us. We will see the difference between wholesome fun that is permissible and haram fun. It
will always result in regret. It always results in misfortune. And so may Allah Subhana Allah
protect us know the limits. Yeah, one. We always say this and we repeat this every year. We take a
		

			holiday from work and take holiday from school and we take holiday from all of them, but you not do
not take holiday from Islam. You cannot take holiday from your deen. Make sure you perform your
Salah on time, make sure that you do not do that in the enjoyment that you have doesn't exceed the
limits of permissibility. And in sha Allah, you will have a blessed and wonderful holiday. But if
Nila JazakAllah Hey, just a few announcements that Alhamdulillah for those of you who are doing the
best thing for your holiday is going on camera if you're able to do so, we are having a camera Crash
Course the Sunday half past eight in the morning in the masjid till about the world time so from
		

			nine o'clock till till the what the must be time for questions as well. It's Sunday. So please if
you're interested, let me know and you can be part of the O'Meara course and inshallah if you want
the slides you want the DUA join our WhatsApp line and we'll send you the slides and you can have
the DUA as well. So sokola Haider was Allah say no Muhammad wa salam was any handloader Billa mean,
so don't want to come