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Going to the gym

· 8 Jumada II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I am currently very over weight and I really want to get fit. I used to go jogging before but could not keep up and eventually dropped. I didn't have the will power. Now I am really interested in joining a gym, which is open for 24 hours. Is it permissible to join this gym and attend it at the times when it is very quite?

Answer

On account of the abundant wrong that goes on in a gym we discourage it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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