Tunisia's World Cup football team has apparently found an ingenious way to fight fatigue as they fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In friendly matches against Portugal then Turkey, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen appeared to feign injury at sundown, when the fast comes to an end. As he lay on the pitch receiving medical treatment, his teammates rushed to the sidelines to drink water and snack on dates. And it produced immediate results.

Down 2-1 to European champions Portugal, Tunisia rebounded six minutes after Hassen's injury break by scoring an equaliser and ended the match 2-2. Days later against Turkey, Hassen stopped play by laying on his back. Again, his teammates ate dates and drank water provided to them by waiting for coaching staff. That match also ended 2-2.

Neither Hassen nor the Tunisian football federation have yet commented on the timing of the two injury breaks.

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So professional footballers are putting their victory at risk over a religious rule that came into existence when there were no professional footballers?

Why can’t people think outside the box?

The Qur’an makes concessions for travellers breaking fast early simply because when the qura’an was written travelling was one of the tedious task of the time

Why people can’t understand that if professional sportsmen existed when the qur’An was written they too would have had a concession Beats my imagination

Footballers shouldn't be fasting nau. They need all the strength they can get. Ngwa wetin I sabi self...e no concern me

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Wow, he will be penalised for this, but I think what he did can also be forgiven

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Forcing people to fast defeats the purpose of fasting

This one no concern me..
Muslim brothers x sisters, over to you..

This one weak me o

lol. funny people

This one weak me..
I hope the Ramadan continue till world cup.

Okay o

Abi o

Ndonu101:
So professional footballers are putting their victory at risk over a religious rule that came into existence when there were no professional footballers?

Why can’t people think outside the box?

The Qur’an makes concessions for travellers breaking fast early simply because when he qura’an was written travelling was one of the tedious task of the time

Why people can’t understand that if professional sportsmen existed when the qur’An was written they too would have had a concession Beats my imagination

Abi o

He can come and kill himself..

They broke their fast after the sun was down. Apparently, the goalkeeper feigned injury so his mates can break their fast.

That goalie must be one goolie

I thought they will ask me to swear oat before commenting, anyways since its working well for them, let them continue

I just hope he will not be sharialised

Isn't it enough that he engaged in that overzealous exercise while fasting? Biko let him break.

Ndonu101:
So professional footballers are putting their victory at risk over a religious rule that came into existence when there were no professional footballers?

Why can’t people think outside the box?

The Qur’an makes concessions for travellers breaking fast early simply because when he qura’an was written travelling was one of the tedious task of the time

Why people can’t understand that if professional sportsmen existed when the qur’An was written they too would have had a concession Beats my imagination

It doesn't work that way. The Qur'an was explicit about those who were exempted from fasting. In Islam, innovation (bring what isn't originally in the religion into the religion) is forbidden.

Moreover, there were probably more activities during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) which were more tedious than football and the actors in those activities fasted.

goal9ja1o:
Forcing people to fast defeats the purpose of fasting

Is there anywhere in the story where it's stated that people were forced to fast?

misterh:
It doesn't work that way. The Qur'an was explicit about those who were exempted from fasting. In Islam, innovation (bring what isn't originally into the religion) is forbidden.

Moreover, there were probably more activities during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) which were more tedious than football and the actors in those activities fasted.

Which activities were those?
Also note, when you quote an occurrence of an event that occurred centuries ago, for which there is no proof, it is hard to relate that to our modern times where evidence is easy to obtain.