Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to I am a massive football fan and I love to watch games inside the stadium. I avoid alcohol at all costs and wear clothing where it would not touch my skin if spilt by other fans. My only intention is to watch the football team I support. Is this allowed?

I am a massive football fan and I love to watch games inside the stadium. I avoid alcohol at all costs and wear clothing where it would not touch my skin if spilt by other fans. My only intention is to watch the football team I support. Is this allowed?

I am a massive football fan and I love to watch games inside the stadium. I avoid alcohol at all costs and wear clothing where it would not touch my skin if spilt by other fans. My only intention is to watch the football team I support. Is this allowed?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 months ago

Watching football team is allowed provided you avoid sinful acts which can be done by some other fans, and not wasting long time in watching the football. Our time in this life is limited and we must utilize it in useful things for our upliftment and future. Wasting lot of time in watching games makes us lose and miss the aim of our life. Those who waste time will be among the losers and repent a lot when repenting will never help them. Hadeeth from Ahlul Bayt AS) stated that: We were not created for (wasting time on) playing but for big aim.( Tafseer narrated from Al-Hasan Al-Askari).

Wassalam.