Is It More in Line with the Sunna to Be Competitive in Games?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Is being competitive and wanting to win in games, to the point of frustration when mistakes occur, praiseworthy? Or is it more in line with the Sunna to play casually without concern for winning or losing?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Indeed Allah loves that when His servant does an action that they do so excellently.” [Bayhaqi, Shu‘ab al-Iman]
This would indeed apply to competitions. However, it is also an ethical requirement for Muslims to not be sore losers or boastful winners.
Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch teaches Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he completed four years at the Darul Uloom Seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences.
He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he studied for three years in Dar al-Mustafa under some of the most outstanding scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib.
In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and several texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
