Also, he asks, saying: Is it permissible to take risks with one's life or to endanger oneself, as we currently see in some types of extreme sports that may lead the practitioner to death?

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The questioner : Also, he asks, saying: Is it permissible to take risks with one's life or to endanger oneself, as we currently see in some types of extreme sports that may lead the practitioner to death?

The Shaykh : This is forbidden, and it is not permissible for a person to endanger himself in what is feared to cause destruction or harm, because Allah the Exalted says:

And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.

وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا

[An-Nisa 4:29]

And since Allah the Exalted prohibited that, He said:

And do not kill yourselves [or one another]

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ

[An-Nisa 4:29]

Therefore, anything that leads to death or also leads to harm is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Your blood, your properties, and your honor are sacred to one another

إن دماءكم وأموالكم وأعراضكم عليكم حرام

Sahih al-Bukhari 1739

Just as it is not permissible for a person to transgress against others, it is not permissible for him to transgress against himself by exposing himself to what involves destruction or harm.

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