Darul Iftaa, Darul Uloom Miftahul Falaah

Soccer tournaments and registration fees

· 14 Rabiʻ II 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1) Are soccer tournaments permissible?

2) Is it gambling to participate in a soccer tournament where one pays a registration fee and one wins a prize?

3) Is it permissible to have soccer tournaments in the name of the Musaajid and in the name of Deen?

Answer

Bismi Ta`ala

- If the prize monies of such tournaments are generated from the entrance fees of each team then it will be considered gambling. However if the prize monies are sponsored by a third-party and the entrance fees are not used ,it will not be considered as gambling.

- Soccer tournaments are not allowed as it leads to fights, quarrels, animosity, intermingling of sexes, photography, wastage of time and many other prohibitions in islam.

Answered by
Mufti Yacoob Vally
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