Question: This one asks about the ruling on practicing weight lifting. Is it permissible?
Answer: “It is permissible. However, it is not allowed to pay a compensation for it. Practicing weight lifting is permissible because it involves showing strength and exercise However, it is not allowed to take prizes for it. Yes”
[https://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/2032]
Translated by
Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan
Translator’s Note:
Weight lifting was something practiced at the time of the Prophet (ﷺ).
Anas ibn Malik radiallahu Anhu said:
أنَّ النبيَّ صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ مرَّ بقومٍ يرفعون حجرًا فقال ما يصنعُ هؤلاءِ فقالوا يرفعون حجرًا يريدون الشِّدَّةَ فقال النبيُّ صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ أفلا أَدُلُّكم على ما هو أشدُّ منه أو كلمةً نحوَها الذي يملكُ نفسَه عند الغضبِ
That the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a people lifting a rock.So he said: What are these people doing? They said: They are lifting a rock in order to gain strength. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Should I not direct you to something that is more difficult than this? [or something similiar to this wording]. The one who controls himself when angry
[Graded Hasan by Al-Albani in Silsilatus-Saheeha (7/869)]
And Allah Knows Best
