Footballer Mo Salah injured his shoulder in the Champions League final because he broke his Ramadan fast for the match, Mubarak al-Bathali, an Islamic preacher has claimed.
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Salah sprained his shoulder in a tussle with Sergio Ramos in the final match between Real Madrid and Liverpool which the Reds went on to lose 3-1.
The Kuwaiti preacher the next day claimed in a tweet that ‘God punished him’ for eating before the match during the Holy month.
He said that although Muslims are allowed to stop fasting for travel, eating so he could play in the final was ‘not a legitimate excuse’ and Salah had sinned.
Al-Bathali said Salah intended to break his fast for the match, rather than because he was travelling from Britain to Ukraine, and his intention was what mattered.
Liverpool physiotherapist Ruben Pons earlier confirmed Salah would break his fast for the match after discussions with a nutritionist.
‘Tomorrow and the day of the match he won’t [fast], so it’s not going to affect him,’ he told Spanish radio station Cadena SER last Thursday.
Al-Bathali said Salah, 25, was given bad advice and ‘unfortunately, [he will] bear the burden’ for it.
‘Do not think the Muslim believes that life is managed by reason and effort, but life is the hand of God comes to whom he will, whether hard or not diligent,’ he said.
‘Perhaps [the injury] is good for you.’
