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Does the condition set by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for Rakanah to embrace Islam in the wrestling incident imply the permissibility of taking prizes?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the story of the wrestling match between the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Rakanah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conditioned that he must embrace Islam if he defeated him. Does this not count as...

Answer:
...a call to Allah?
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1893 -3022] هل يؤخذ من اشتراط النبي ﷺ لركانة أن يسلم في قصة المصارعة جواز أخذ الجوائز؟ — youtube.com

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