The Interface of Footballing and Gambling Saga Among Muslim Youths in Nigeria: Contemporary Challenges and Islamic Solution
International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS), 03 (04):
01-16 (November 2018)Abstract
Online football betting has become prevalent among Nigerian youths and for which Muslim youth are deeply involved. Betting of any kind is prohibited in Islam with evidence stated in many verses of the Glorious Qur’an and Ahadith. Therefore, this paper studied how Muslim youths participate in online football betting and the negative effects therein. It is also observed that due to the get rich quick syndrome and lack of the true Islamic knowledge led most of the Muslim youths into online football betting. The paper discussed most of the prevailing effects of betting/gambling on Muslim youth. The work suggested ways to eradicate or reduce the growing prevalence of online betting among Muslim youth. Furthermore, it has discussed the Islamic rulings regarding all forms of gambling or betting with verses from the Glorious Qur’an and Ahadith of Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Content analysis was adopted as the methodology for the research.