Attending these events and looking at the race in one form or another...

Attending these events and looking at the race in one form or another, makes it possible for the person to experience this atmosphere. It encourages him after that to be a participant, seeing wagering and betting as a natural part of horse-racing. He then takes a very active part in it. Therefore, we do not accept that our believing youth should attend these sports, even if they do not wager.

There is a hadith which states, "The forbidden things are the protection of God, and whoever hovers around a forbidden thing is likely to fall into it." Many see problems in modern dress and modes. What reliable criteria allows us to judge the permissibility of this or that style? I feel that involving the Shariah in these matters is to do so in an area in which no…