Becoming a fitness instructor
Question
I want to work as a fitness instructor, but I have been told that it is haraam because I will be training women and they will be dressing inappropriately. Is it permissible for me to take up this job?
Answer
It is totally haraam and forbidden in Islam for a strange man to freely interact or be casual with non-mahram women. Imagine how much more serious and offensive it would be for one to become a fitness instructor for non-mahram women!
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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