What is the ruling on watching men's freestyle wrestling matches: is it forbidden or not?
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Free wrestling shown on television usually involves objectionable elements such as the exposure of 'awrah (private parts), harm to the wrestlers, and unlawful mixing in the stands, in addition to wasting time and missing prayers. Watching it is forbidden due to the corruption and fitnah (temptation/strife) it contains, unless it is ordinary wrestling with no harm or exposure of 'awrah.
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