Question

Does the Hadith that appears in Bukhari regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) and Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu’anha) looking at the Abyssinians playing with their spears prove that: watching sports (with no haram) is not classed as futile?

 

Answer

The Abyssinians that were demonstrating their spears to Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) were actually training for war. This was not a futile act.

Modern day sport cannot be equated to this.

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) writes in his commentary on Sahih Bukhari:

‘Demonstrating the spears isn’t a mere [futile] act of play, rather it is a way of the brave practising [their skills] and preparing for the enemy.’

(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 455)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

 

Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

 

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar