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Are exercises from yoga permissible?

Ref: mis013/07

August 2007

Q: There is a group of ladies in our area that have a woman trainer to come home and do exercises with them. This lady intends on introducing sime other exercises with them that originate from 'Yoga'. I know that yoga originates from the hindu culture, however they intend to use only the exercises/stretching techniques from yoga and not to practice yoga itself. There will be no meditation, humming and all the other aspects of yoga, just exercises. Will this be permissible?

This is acceptable, provided that the conditions mentioned in the question are fully upheld and no other un-Islamic practices are found.

Mufti Shafiq Jakhura

Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

I concur with the answer:

Mufti Zubair Bayat

Ameer, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

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