The Ruling on Practicing Boxing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I practice what is called boxing. He says: I hit and hit the head. Is this work permissible for me to do and continue in?
Answer:
No, this is dangerous; there is danger in it for you and for your opponent, so do not engage in boxing; it is not permissible. As for wrestling and racing on foot and the like, there is nothing wrong with that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I practice what is called boxing. He says: I hit and hit the head. Is this work permissible for me to do and continue in?
Answer:
No, this is dangerous; there is danger in it for you and for your opponent, so do not engage in boxing; it is not permissible. As for wrestling and racing on foot and the like, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (57:02)
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