04-08-2006, 09:48 AM
Bismillah
If u also see what I mean, my focus here was to help Curious get a better understanding of why this person had mentioned this point or that. I can relay to the fatwa trying to change some of the used terms like goal for example. In Arabic the word used to express this is hadaf which is a goal yes. As far as I can understand, he means that we should not call something related to entertainment as a goal. Although for example the Messenger salla Allah a`lyhee wa sallam highly encouraged us to enterain our hearts and recreate ourselves in order to be capable of continuing to carry on our Islamic responsibilites.
The only thing I do myself on the personal level totally object to this sports mania, is that it turns into an objective itself. I mean when u play with your friends for fun and to avoid seeking haram recreation, this is excellent. But we shouldnt turn it into a goal on its own. The Messenger salla Allah a`lhyee wa sallam raced with Aaesh and did involve into similar recreation activities. But we should not make it into an objetive and aim of life