What is the ruling on competitions related to chemical research, if there is no pledge or reward?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says in a question yesterday about competitions related to chemical research, he says if the competition has no pledge or reward, is that permissible or
The Shaykh:
If it is.
The questioner:
The competition has no pledge or reward, he says is its ruling the same?
The Shaykh:
If a prize is given to whoever does such and such, this is not permissible except in what the hadith has mentioned. As for if one does a work and perfects it and is given a reward or encouragement for it, there is no harm in that. This is not a competition.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says in a question yesterday about competitions related to chemical research, he says if the competition has no pledge or reward, is that permissible or
The Shaykh:
If it is.
The questioner:
The competition has no pledge or reward, he says is its ruling the same?
The Shaykh:
If a prize is given to whoever does such and such, this is not permissible except in what the hadith has mentioned. As for if one does a work and perfects it and is given a reward or encouragement for it, there is no harm in that. This is not a competition.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [337 -939] ما حكم المسابقة فيما يتعلق بالأبحاث الكيمائية، إذا لم يكن فيها رهن ولا عوض؟ — youtube.com
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