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Is it permissible for a Muslim boxer to professionally pursue boxing with the intention of supporting Islam and Muslims, benefiting youth and encouraging them to the right path, giving charity with the money, along with the intention of engaging in physical jihad in the future, and on the condition of not competing against Muslims?

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Physical strength is a blessing, and the strong believer is more beloved to Allah. Practicing permissible sports strengthens the body and aids in acts of worship and jihad. A Muslim's intention behind sports should be to gain strength for acts of obedience and to support the religion. As for boxing, it is prohibited for several reasons, including: assaulting the face, wasting time and health, causing harm and disabilities, squandering money, inciting aggression, and exposing 'awrah (private parts). Furthermore, it is not based on a religious foundation, and the boxer fights in the name of their state, not in the name of Islam, and may strike an innocent person.

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