The Academy Council has unanimously agreed that boxing as practiced nowadays in contests and sport centers in our countries is a prohibited practice in the Islamic Shari`ah. It is based on permitting fighters to injure each other to the extent that could lead to blindness, permanent severe brain damage, serious fractures, or death; without imposing any liability on the other party. In addition, spectators derive pleasure from the winner's victory and feelings of happiness for the injury suffered by the loser. This is absolutely prohibited and rejected in Islam for Allah states (Exalted be He) and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of Allâh) And His Statement (Exalted be He): And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allâh is Most Merciful to you. In addition to the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him): There should be neither causing nor reciprocating harm Thus, the jurists of Shari`ah state that if a person makes his blood violable to another saying: (kill me), it is impermissible for the other to do this and if he does , he shall be liable to punishment.

Therefore, the council rules that it is impermissible to deem this sort of boxing as a sport or to practice it, for the concept of sport depends on training without causing harm or injury. Moreover, it should be removed from local sports programs or international participation. The council also approves the impermissibility of broadcasting such contests on TV to protect the youth from learning such bad acts or imitating them.