Calling to gift songs or to enable the caller to enter a competition
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Q: Recently, advertisements have appeared in the streets and local newspapers encouraging people to call numbers starting with (700), which belong to various companies. These calls allow the caller to send a song as a gift to another person, or to enter a competition with monetary prizes. It is known that the caller is charged on their phone bill for calling these numbers, and the cost per minute varies from company to company, ranging from (5 to 10) riyals. Some competitions may take ten minutes to complete. The question is: What is the ruling on participating in such competitions and on gifting songs, and what is the duty of the authorities regarding this new service?
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[Luqman 31:6]
Ibn Mas'ud
Sahih al-Bukhari 5590
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1700Hasan (Darussalam)
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And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌIbn Mas'ud
From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful.
ليكونن من أمتي أقوام يستحلون الحر والحرير والخمر والمعازفNo stake is acceptable except in archery, racing a camel, and racing a horse.
لا سبق إلا في نصل أو خف أو حافز
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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