Rasulullah (saw) said, “Everything in which there is no remembrance of Allah is idle play, except four things: a man playing with his wife; a man training his horse; a man running between two lines (as in a race); and a man learning how to swim.” Narrated by an-Nasaa’i in as-Sunan al-Kubra (8889); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in as-Saheehah (315).

• Cavenurian children attend a swimming programme once a week on Fridays.
• Children learn skills such as pool safety, holding their breath underwater, floating, trekking water, swimming to a specified point and more.
• Such hour-long swimming sessions provide the children with a beneficial full-body cardiovascular and respiratory workout with keeps the children healthy and strong in shaa Allah.
• For some children, learning to swim poses a big challenge for them that nurtures their courage and persistence as well.