What is the ruling on drawing for commercial prizes?
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The questioner : And the prizes that some commercial establishments, such as supermarkets and others, set aside for customers who buy from them, for example, for twenty or one hundred riyals, they give them a card, and then there is a drawing for these prizes. Is that permissible or not?
The Shaykh : If a person buys the item for the sake of the item, and the prize is incidental, there is no harm.
The questioner : They do not set them up, O Shaykh, except on the basis that they want people to buy these items and take the prizes.
The Shaykh : We say now, regarding those who set them up, if their sale is like the sale of other people, there is no harm on them. As for the buyer, if he bought it for the sake of this prize, it is not permissible, because he may lose and not gain. And if he bought it because he has an interest in it and wants the item, there is no harm.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, and thank you, thank you to the brother questioner.
The Shaykh : If a person buys the item for the sake of the item, and the prize is incidental, there is no harm.
The questioner : They do not set them up, O Shaykh, except on the basis that they want people to buy these items and take the prizes.
The Shaykh : We say now, regarding those who set them up, if their sale is like the sale of other people, there is no harm on them. As for the buyer, if he bought it for the sake of this prize, it is not permissible, because he may lose and not gain. And if he bought it because he has an interest in it and wants the item, there is no harm.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, and thank you, thank you to the brother questioner.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1876- ما حكم السحب على الجوائز التجارية /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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