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Question ID: #1107
 
Question: martial arts

assalamalikum,


Is it permissible to study martial arts such as Tai Chi as it is also a form of meditation?
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 27/04/2008 14:42pm

Bismillah

Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah's guidance)


Tai chi has direct links with Taoism. Therefore, it will not be permissible to study this skill and even doing it as a fitness programme with or without meditation.



And Only Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.
Mufti Qamruzzaman

London, UK
 
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