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As the Holy Month of Ramadan approaches, many Muslims soccer players are faced with a dilemma. Naturally, fasting takes a toll on the body, fatiguing it and lowering its performance level. Thus, footballers are faced with a tough decision, sacrificing their work performance or their religious obligations. Last year, the club team FSV Frankfurt gave three players a warning for fasting, as their contracts contained a clause stating that fasting was not permitted without permission from the club. Thus, in order to avoid further confusion, a Muslim group and German soccer authorities concluded after consultation from Al-Azhar (the predominate theological institute of Sunni Islam), that professional Muslim soccer players may break their fasts during the month of Ramadan. Al-Azhar explained that if a player must perform under a signed contract that is his only source of income during Ramadan and fasting affects his performance during a match he may break his fast. Similarly, the European Council for Fatwa and Research supported this decision and Aiman Mazyek, the general secretary of the Central Council of Muslims noted that, “keeping the body healthy plays a leading role in Islam.” Source Image: Getty http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/german_soccer_players_receive_fatwa_over_ramadan-nid123875509/