SUNNAH SPORTS (WRESTLING)

WRESTLING IS THE ONE OF THE SUNNAH THAT RASULLULLAH ALWAYS SUGGESTED.

WRESTLING CAN GIVE US GOOD HEALTH AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH .

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah al-Jibreen (may Allaah preserve him) was asked:

 What is the ruling on games and recreational facilities that young people go to?

 He replied: These games are regarded as idleness and falsehood in which there is no benefit, rather they are a waste of time with no benefit. That includes playing card games. It is idle leisure and a great loss. But if the games involve training, competing and wrestling which give the youth more energy and strength, and trains them in combat skills, and increases their physical strength, then that is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) approved of the Abyssinians’ playing with their spears in the mosque, because that was training for them in carrying weapons and the like. He also permitted races with horses and camels, and learning archery and swimming, and he wrestled with some of his companions, and permitted wrestling, because it is training that gives energy and physical strength.