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What is the ruling on practicing skydiving for recreation, and is the death of its practitioner (God forbid) considered suicide, knowing that its accidents are few and some fatwa councils have permitted it while others have differed?

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The ruling on parachuting varies depending on its dangers. If safety predominates, with the necessary security precautions in place, then there is no objection to it. However, if it is not free from dangers that could result in the damage of a limb or death, then it is impermissible. Those specialized and trustworthy in the field determine this. And if a trustworthy scholar issues a fatwa permitting a specific type of this sport, and the necessary precautions are taken, then its practitioner is not considered a suicide if death results from it.

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