Is parkour permissible in Islam?

[Serinity]

Parkour is fun and definitely keeps you in shape but tell me one situation where parkour can be really useful?

Yeah, running from the police, not a good idea, so doesn't count as one.. But say you are cornered by bandits or criminals, combine Parkour with martial arts, and you may run up the walls and escape. Without martial arts, that is.. Well, martial arts is good, because you can kick off their weapons.

If you jump too much, the criminals may just shoot you down. However, Martial arts and Parkour can be a deadly combination. But as for examples. If the tricks and vaults are not good enough, then at least the fact that we face our fears and try to eliminate them may help us.

But for real, I think it may train one more mentally, than it is of use as a skill. Though, by the will of Allah, it may be useful in dire situations. Say you fell down a pit and needed to run up.

running from the poleesh joke. District

Scimi

Idk, but I found this funny. Running from the po-po!

 

[Scimitar]

Idk, but I found this funny. Running from the po-po!

enjoy

Scimi

 

[ardianto]

Bro parkour isn't haram but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be running on walls and doing backflips outside the window to escape from a fire. Parkour is a pastime activity and not one experts will recommend you to use in case of an emergency :facepalm:

Minus the flips and unnecessary movements. I'd say Parkour is pretty neat and useful in such situations. Of course, backflipping, etc. in dire situations is dumb.

Allahu alam.

Parkour has been splitted into two genre, original parkour, and freerunning. The original parkour is an art of escape which every move should be done efficiently without unnecessary moves. While freerunning is an art of run and jump which the runner do acrobatic moves like frontflip or backflip.

Many articles said that the reason why David Belle, the master of parkour, refused to play in movie Yamakasi was because the action in Yamakasi was freerunning with acrobatic moves, not the original parkour.

 

[Simple_Person]

I was motocross racer when I was young, and have competed in dozens race events. I also ever competed in auto rally. However, I did this not because I wanted to feel adrenaline rush like people who want to ride roller coaster. But because desire to achieve an achievement that not different than people who choose to compete in tennis, or even those who compete in writing contest.

Indeed, motocross and auto rally made me feel adrenaline rush. But this was not something that I wanted to feel because It could make me lose control and got accident. That's why I trained myself to control my fear.

That is why I said a few comments before know your intention and why you are doing it. As it might feel innocent at first but if you are not aware of it and forget why you are doing it you fall in the same trap as those adrenaline junkies have fallen.

 

[Simple_Person]

With that said, having Adrenaline Rush is not the reason why I do Parkour. I want to test my limits, reach new heights.

Just like Ardian said. of course such mindsets as you describe are not Islamic. As Muslims we do it to keep our minds and body fresh and working. The hardest thing is not doing the flip, or stuff. But to overcome one's fears.

Allahu alam.

That is what I have been trying to say but somehow Scimitar doesn't understand a single word I am saying. With every halal thing it can become a haram thing. For example money is good..but if it becomes greed "hoarding of money" it becomes bad.

You also see brothers going to the gym. Working out is very good but suddenly it becomes to show off to people..." Ladies look at me and look at my muscles"-mentality.

 

[Serinity]

That is what I have been trying to say but somehow Scimitar doesn't understand a single word I am saying. With every halal thing it can become a haram thing. For example money is good..but if it becomes greed "hoarding of money" it becomes bad.

You also see brothers going to the gym. Working out is very good but suddenly it becomes to show off to people..." Ladies look at me and look at my muscles"-mentality.

I understand you now.

It is important that with every halal thing you do, that you check your intentions. Is it for Allah :swt: or to show off to people? Allah :swt: only accepts deeds done for His :swt: sake only. So if you did it for the people, or anyone for that matter. Then one is truly lost.

Say Salah. Salaah is a VERY good thing. But if one's Salaah becomes void and it is only to show off to people, and appear "pious", then that salaah is worthless. Obviously, I am not counting those who struggle with this.

For example, I struggle when people see me pray. I fear pride getting to me. you see, What is the one of the biggest nullifer of deeds? (please correct if I am wrong) to do deeds with pride and arrogance, to show off to people, and to look down upon those less fortunate, (be it your brother or a random kafir on the street)

Allahu alam.

 

[Simple_Person]

I understand you now.

It is important that with every halal thing you do, that you check your intentions. Is it for Allah :swt: or to show off to people? Allah :swt: only accepts deeds done for His :swt: sake only. So if you did it for the people, or anyone for that matter. Then one is truly lost.

Say Salah. Salaah is a VERY good thing. But if one's Salaah becomes void and it is only to show off to people, and appear "pious", then that salaah is worthless. Obviously, I am not counting those who struggle with this.

For example, I struggle when people see me pray. I fear pride getting to me. you see, What is the one of the biggest nullifer of deeds? (please correct if I am wrong) to do deeds with pride and arrogance, to show off to people, and to look down upon those less fortunate, (be it your brother or a random kafir on the street)

Allahu alam.

About prayer maybe this tip could help a little. When you go and pray, imagine Day of Judgement. Every person is there for themselves. There is no more "look at me how good i pray", as this nobody cares about you and what you are doing. Everybody is worrying about their own deeds. When i realize this, suddenly i forget even that i am in a masjid and are surrounded by people who can see me.

 

[greenhill]

Parkour is fun and definitely keeps you in shape but tell me one situation where parkour can be really useful?

I think parkour is something different in a way that the obstacles require almost instantaneous 'mapping' adjustments to overcome it and really helps with coordination, implementation and reaction.. definitely people who do not practice this would not be able to easily overcome the obstacles ... I also must say that learning to fall properly is also an added bonus like the forward roll etc.. had I not known how to do the forward roll, I would have seriously injured myself and most likely to have scraped half my face off.. but instead, sprained my wrists and got a few scratches on my shoulder and back.. (that was not from parkour but from a different sport)..


eace:

 

['Abd-al Latif]

The point I'm making is that parkour is a pastime activity as you won't use the skills in your everyday activities.

It's impractical to parkour towards the bus while wearing a suit because it'll rip. You can't do backflips and jump over tables to join the queue in a shop (don't get any ideas!) or any other everyday activity.

It's a skill but not one that's necessary for everyday life.

 

[greenhill]

Ha ha ha .... yes, like every other sports, football, basketball, tennis, swimming, etc..


eace:

 

[Simple_Person]

Today i was wondering about something. Is being afraid of something part of the fitrah? For example being on a high building looking down being afraid of falling down. I am not referring to ooh..i am on the second floor and see the height and being afraid, but literately being on the edge of it. So jumping from one building to another building is his going against the fitrah(again if fear being part of the fitrah).??

This i have also wondered about kickboxing and UFC kind of sports. (there is training and there are matches..specially referring to those matches as you are doing harm to somebody else..)

This is a question and you guys i am sure know more than me.

 

[Juwairiyah M.]

For the sisters, like me, would this be permissable, like all other sports, if done while dressed modestly, unless within private? I've always wondered what standing Islam had on sports' tights like spandex and the like

 

[ardianto]

For the sisters, like me, would this be permissable, like all other sports, if done while dressed modestly, unless within private? I've always wondered what standing Islam had on sports' tights like spandex and the like

You don't have to wear sports' tights. You can dress like sisters in the photo below.