Going for a massage
Question
Kindly inform me is body massage haraam in Islam? If haram then kindly explain in which conditions is it haram?
Answer
It is permissible provided a woman massages a woman and a man massages a man and lust is not perceived by either one during the massage.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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