Question
Reference number: 105743 | Miscellaneous | May 15, 2022
What is the ruling on watching football matches on channels which do not have the rights of broadcasting?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
If these Arabic TV channels have the rights of broadcasting and do not prevent people from watching for free, you do not have to worry as you are not sinful. However, if rights are preserved to European or Arabic channels, but some Arabic TV channels broadcast the matches without being authorized, then, you do not have the legal right to watch, and so you have to pay. This is because you have to do the legal procedure to watch.