These are some conditions 3. Do not call "foul" and stop the game if 9. If neither of you beats the other, or "wins" as 12. If you finish playing soccer, do not talk about from the New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Op-ed piece in the Times by Goeff Porter translated a Fatwa concerning the righteousness of playing soccer, and the Iman-approved rules of play. It establishes 15 guidelines, including: These are some conditions and precepts so that morally aware youth … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/zamina.jpg\")
An Op-ed
\n piece in the Times<\/a> by Goeff
\n Porter translated a Fatwa concerning the righteousness of playing soccer,
\n and the Iman-approved rules of play. It
\n establishes 15 guidelines, including:<\/em><\/p>\n
\n and precepts so that morally aware youth do not inadvertently
\n imitate
\n heretics
\n and
\n polytheists when playing soccer … Hell awaits those who die playing
\n soccer according to rules established by heretical countries, at the
\n head of which is America.<\/p>\n
\n someone falls and sprains a hand or foot or the ball touches his hand,
\n and do not give a yellow or red card to whoever was responsible for the
\n injury or tackle. Instead, it should be adjudicated according to Sharia
\n rulings concerning broken bones and injuries. The injured player should
\n exercise his Sharia rights according to the Koran and you must bear witness
\n with him that so-and-so hurt him on purpose.<\/p>\n
\n it is called, and neither puts the leather between the posts, do not
\n add extra time or penalties until someone wins. No, instead leave the
\n field, because winning with overtime and penalty kicks is the pinnacle
\n of imitating heretics and international rules.<\/p>\n
\n your game and say, "We were better than the opponent," or "So-and-so
\n plays well" and so on. Instead be concerned with your bodies and
\n their strength and muscles, and say, "We played only to drill in
\n running, attacking and retreating, and to prepare for jihad in the name
\n of God on high."<\/p>\n