The Ruling on Loyalty Cards in Commercial Establishments
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some commercial establishments give their customers a membership card such that if he purchases from them, he is given points which he can later use to benefit from these points through gifts or free purchases from these establishments or others. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is consuming wealth through falsehood. He buys his items, pays the price, and leaves without binding himself to these cards. They want you to come a second time; it is falsehood for you. It is for their interests, not for your interest. Leave these matters. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some commercial establishments give their customers a membership card such that if he purchases from them, he is given points which he can later use to benefit from these points through gifts or free purchases from these establishments or others. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is consuming wealth through falsehood. He buys his items, pays the price, and leaves without binding himself to these cards. They want you to come a second time; it is falsehood for you. It is for their interests, not for your interest. Leave these matters. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [49 -582]ما حكم إعطاء المحلات التجارية لعملائها بطاقة نقاط يستفيد منها العميل بهدايا ومشتريات مجانية — youtube.com
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