Some young men rent cars, then use them for races or drifting; what is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some young men rent cars, then they hold races with them or do drifting. His question is: Are these car races permissible? Knowing that the owner of the office does not stipulate anything when the lease contract is made?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to take prizes for car races, because this is gambling. This is not permissible, and drifting is not permissible, because there is danger in it. All of this is not permissible. Yes, renting cars for drifting or for taking prizes on them. Yes, the race. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is with the tools of jihad, in weapons and armored vehicles and other tools of jihad. As for merely driving a car, no fee is taken for it. Yes. And others. He has a race. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some young men rent cars, then they hold races with them or do drifting. His question is: Are these car races permissible? Knowing that the owner of the office does not stipulate anything when the lease contract is made?
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to take prizes for car races, because this is gambling. This is not permissible, and drifting is not permissible, because there is danger in it. All of this is not permissible. Yes, renting cars for drifting or for taking prizes on them. Yes, the race. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is with the tools of jihad, in weapons and armored vehicles and other tools of jihad. As for merely driving a car, no fee is taken for it. Yes. And others. He has a race. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1921 -3022] بعض الشباب يستأجرون سيارات، ثم يقومون بعمل مسابقات بها أو التفحيط بها، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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