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News to Pray For: July 29, 2010
German Soccer Gets Ruling on Ramadan Fasting
BERLIN (AP) _ A Muslim group and German soccer authorities have determined that professional Muslim footballers may break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
During Ramadan, which starts around August 11, devout Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. But a Frankfurt team had a clause in contracts stating that fasting wasn't allowed without its express permission.
Germany's Central Council of Muslims said it sought advice from Al-Azhar in Egypt, the pre-eminent theological institute of Sunni Islam.
Al-Azhar ruled that if a footballer is obliged to perform under a contract that is his only source of income, if he has to play matches during Ramadan, and if fasting affects his performance, then he can break his fast.
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