does islam or al sharee3a say anything about bodybuilding. iam a bodybuilder and i train my body to be stronger and bigger. i want to make the body allah swt gave big and strong. now that all seems good but bodybuilding is a very extreme sport its not jut weight lifting.it involves:
1)forcing your body to eat so much that sometimes i vomit
2)lifiting heavy heavy weight and making your body deal through alot of stress, somtimes small join injuries but at the end it all fixes and become stronger
3)have to sleep alot
4)drink at least agallon of water a day. and live alife style of bodybuilding which is very hard socially. i have experienced lots of social problem. even my future wife doesn’t like it but she supports me because i love it
now my other question was, what about steriods and prohormones? is that legal in islam. the purpose is to get your body stronger, but it also have side effects. i have used prohormones before and they are only one step away from steroids. i have experienced muscle and strength gains but also deep depression, and anger problems. please help me on this so i can do the right thing. i can always bodybuild naturally, but i need to know what islam says or about this, or at least logically and opinion from you 🙂
thank you very much
Your query demands that we assess the arguments for and against body building in the light of the prestine Shari’ah. A probing study of the Qur’aan and Hadith reveal that the Shari’ah not only sanctions, but promotes that we value and prize the innumerable bounties that we are endowed with. Moreover, a believer is encouraged to be strong, robust and healthy. To this end, the sport of bodybuilding may be warranted.
However, a few issues intregrally related to bodybuilding require further scrutiny. Hereunder follows a list of a few of them together with their negative implications:
1. Professional body building would require you to expose parts of your body that are considered private, e.g. thighs, etc.
2. Excessive sleep is a cause of laziness, apathy and dullness of the mind.
3. Bodybuilders are more susceptible to pride and arrogance. Qualities which are abhorred in the Shari’ah.
4. Overeating – also a cause of laziness and is regarded as wastage. Allah does not lovewastefulness.
5. Time – bodybuilding is very time consuming. A believer considers time to be invaluable and endervours to use it in an avenue that will yield optimum everlasting benefit in the hereafter.
In consideration of the above, we are of the opinion that the negative implications of bodybulding distinctly outweight its benefit. Furthermore, because the benefit of bodybuilding is only limited to yourself, we humbly encourage you to value your precious time and youth, which is the prime of your life, and apply it such that it will benefit you and the Ummah at large.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai