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08-15-2005, 07:22 PM
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Ummat Muhammad
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: America
Posts: 2
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Tai Chi
Asalamualaikum
May Allah(swt) give you all what is good in this world and in the hearafter. I have a question for Sheikh Abu Ammar: What is the ruling on Tai Chi? Some sites and books claim it is just for relaxation. I have looked into a book on it as well as glanced at few sites about it and I have come to know that it comes from Tao'izm(I guess). I has different forms as well, some more religious and others not so religious. I haven't much research on it but I was wondering about a muslim that gets into such things? Even if it is just for relaxation.
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Hasan Al-Basri once came apon a people arguing with each other and he said: "These people have become bored with worship, and speach has become light upon (there toung), and there piety has decreased and that is why they speak." Narrated by Ahmad in Az-Zuhud and Abu Nu'aym in Al-Hilyah |
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08-17-2005, 01:43 AM
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Instructor, AlMaghrib Institute
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New Haven, CT
Posts: 660
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Re: Tai Chi
Salaam Alaikum
There is a maxim in usool al-fiqh that goes, "Pronouncing a verdict on a matter is only based upon a proper understanding of it." I've been asked this question before, and in return I've asked brothers to tell me about Tai Chi. They've given me contradictory opinions (as you have hinted at as well), so I'll leave you with the rule: 1- If these exercises are in any way derived from the religious practices of another faith, it is impermissible to practice or teach them. 2- If they are derived from the cultural or medicinal values of other ethnic groups, and there are no religious connotations, then there is no harm in doing them. Having said that, nothing brings tranquility and serenity to the soul like the worship of Allah does!  Wa Salaam Yasir Last edited by IrtizaHasan : 08-17-2005 at 04:47 AM. |
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