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Can Muslims practice tai chi?

· 10 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 29386English

Question

Can Muslims practice tai chi?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Tai chi is a widely practiced martial art today for both its defense training and health benefits.[1] As such, if tai chi is practiced without having any activities with religious connotations, or any un-Islamic elements with the intention of maintaining good health and physical strength, it will be permissible.[2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student, Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T'ai_chi_ch'uan

[2]

وكل ما هو من أسباب الجهاد فتعلمه مندوب إليه سعيا في إقامة هذه الفريضة (مجمع الأنهر، كتاب الحظر والإباحة/فصل في المتفرقات)

وكل ما هو من أسباب الجهاد فتعلمه مندوب إليه (الإختيار لتعليل المختار، كتاب الكراهية/فصل في المسابقة والرمي)

فتاوى محمودية ج-١٩ ص-٥٣٣، فاروقية

Answered by
Hisham Dawood
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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