Is it permissible to not fast for one day because of playing football?
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Can Footballers Break Their Fast?
Question: 129860
Summary of answer
It is not permissible for footballers to break their fast because this is not one of the legitimate reason that make it permissible to break the fast.
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
The Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas said:
“It is not permissible to break the fast during the day in Ramadan in order to play sports such as football or anything else, because that is not one of the legitimate Shar`i excuses that make it permissible to break the fast.”
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And Allah knows best.
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Source:
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, vol. 2, 9/139
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