The ruling on points and prizes that pharmacies give to customers
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Question:
Some pharmacies, Honorable Shaykh, when you buy medicine from them, they calculate points for you, and after these points accumulate, they give you medicine for free after a period of time.
Answer:
These are prizes they want to use to attract customers, and this is not permissible; because this diverts customers from others, from the owners of other shops, so it resembles intercepting travelers, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Some pharmacies, Honorable Shaykh, when you buy medicine from them, they calculate points for you, and after these points accumulate, they give you medicine for free after a period of time.
Answer:
These are prizes they want to use to attract customers, and this is not permissible; because this diverts customers from others, from the owners of other shops, so it resembles intercepting travelers, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (098) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-08-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (12:43)
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