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Can We Exercise While Fasting?

13 May, 2020
Q Assalamu alaikkum, I have a question? Is it permissible to exercise during fasting?

Answer

Hossam Ed-Deen Allam
13 May, 2020

Short Answer:

  • As a principal, my dear viewers it is permissible to exercise while fasting during the day of Ramadan while the individual is observing the fasting. So long as the person is able to fast and perform the 5 daily prayers in a healthy way.
  • We need to observe all the health measures while exercising during fasting.
  • However, it becomes impermissible if this is going to lead to the inability to observe the fasting or to perform the 5 daily prayers

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Can We Exercise While Fasting?

Dear viewers watching this episode. Today’s episode is dedicated to providing the answer to a very important question. The question has to do with the permissibility of exercising while fasting.

As a principal, my dear viewers it is permissible to exercise while fasting during the day of Ramadan while the individual is observing the fasting. So long as the person is able to fast and perform the 5 daily prayers in a healthy way.

However, it becomes impermissible if this is going to lead to the inability to observe the fasting or to perform the 5 daily prayers.

So, with this, it is clear that in principle it is permissible to exercise while fasting and definitely we need to observe all the health measures while exercising during fasting.

That is it for this episode.

I leave you with the care of Allah.

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About Hossam Ed-Deen Allam
Hosam Ed-Deen Allam holds an MA of Diplomacy and Religion with Distinction from the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion at Lancaster University in the UK. His main research area concerns Faith-based Diplomacy, Conflict Transformation, De-sectarianisation, and Peacebuilding. In parallel, Allam works as a member of Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Centre in addition to serving as a lecturer of the sources of Islamic jurisprudence at the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Hossam Ed-Deen is a Graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo from the Faculty of Shari’ah and Law in English. He has served as a lecturer of Islamic jurisprudence and its principles at the renowned Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo and has served as a religious leader in a number of communities in North America including NYC. Through his years of community work, he has provided training and guidance to government departments along with developing educational projects and community centers.