Is defending oneself a right in Islam, and what are its conditions, and did the Quran address it?
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Preserving the self, honor, intellect, wealth, and religion are among the five known necessities in Islamic law. Therefore, a person must protect himself, and it is not permissible for him to engage in anything that harms him, nor to allow anyone to harm him. If something attacks him, it is obligatory for him to defend himself, his family, or his property. If he is killed in the process, he is a martyr, and the killer is in Hellfire. If the harm is minor and he leaves it to God, God will compensate him for it, as long as it does not lead to an increase in this injustice upon him or others.
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