The Ruling on Drawing Customer Numbers and Giving Prizes

Question:
Sometimes there is a drawing of the numbers of customers who visited the shop on the occasion of an anniversary, for example. The person whose number appears at the end is contacted and given a prize, such as a car or something else. This is very common. I issue a ruling on this matter.

Answer:
This is gambling; this is gambling itself. Is it not permissible? Drawing numbers—your luck, your share—whoever happens to have luck gets a car or a sum of money. This is gambling. This is what they call "your luck." Yes, so this is not permissible.
Their purpose in doing this is advertising for the shops and markets, to encourage people to buy from their stores. This purpose is not achieved through this method. If they want to attract people to their shops, they should use truthfulness and honesty; they should use truthfulness and honesty and not deceive these people. Then the people will trust them and go to their shops. But attracting people through tricks and deception and taking money unjustly, this is not permissible. Yes.