Fatwa Council deems ancient form of exercise from India 'haram' - The Star
Yoga Ban: Don't question fatwa, says Council - NST
Majlis Fatwa haram yoga - Berita Harian
Yoga diharamkan - Utusan Malaysia
How misleading it was. Is this called responsible reporting? If people did not read the full content, they would not see the IF CLAUSE in the fatwa.
PUTRAJAYA: The National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga is haram (prohibited) in Islam and Muslims are banned from practising it.
Its chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said yoga had been practised by the Hindu community for thousands of years and incorporated physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping, with the aim of "being one with God".
"Because of this, we believe that it is inappropriate for Muslims to do yoga.
The council is declaring that practising yoga, when it comes together with the three elements, is haram," he told a press conference here yesterday.
He noted that while merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting might not be against religious beliefs, Muslims should avoid practising it altogether as "doing one part of yoga would lead to another"”.
Muslims, he said, were discouraged from practising yoga even as a form of exercise as it would ultimately lead to worshipping and chanting, which is against Islam.
Its chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin said yoga had been practised by the Hindu community for thousands of years and incorporated physical movements, religious elements together with chants and worshipping, with the aim of "being one with God".
"Because of this, we believe that it is inappropriate for Muslims to do yoga.
The council is declaring that practising yoga, when it comes together with the three elements, is haram," he told a press conference here yesterday.
He noted that while merely doing the physical movements of yoga without the worshipping and chanting might not be against religious beliefs, Muslims should avoid practising it altogether as "doing one part of yoga would lead to another"”.
Muslims, he said, were discouraged from practising yoga even as a form of exercise as it would ultimately lead to worshipping and chanting, which is against Islam.
So, it is OK to do the physical movements BUT... and I don't like this statement "doing one part of yoga would lead to another". How do they know? Isn't that pure assumption? There are Muslims who have been practising it for years without succumbing to the temptation of worshipping and chanting.
As for the comments about Singapore and Egypt, read here for another view.
Anyway, what's the point of ranting about it anymore. As for me, Allah and I know what's my 'nawaitu'. I will decide what's best for me and despite the verdict, it is still a grey area with an IF CLAUSE. So why worry No?
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