What is called today camel beauty contests, what is the ruling on taking prizes for them?
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is called today camel beauty contests, what is the ruling on taking prizes for them?
The Shaykh:
What is called?
The questioner:
Camel beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
Insemination.
The questioner:
Beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
In the beauty contest.
The questioner:
He chooses the most beautiful and the most ornate.
The Shaykh:
And what is the question?
The questioner:
What is called today camel beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, a prize is taken for the one that is the most ornate. This is haram (forbidden), it is not permissible. It is haram (forbidden), it is not permissible. This is consuming wealth unjustly. Yes. But racing camels, a prize is taken for racing camels. As for which one is the most ornate, it is not permissible to take anything for it. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is called today camel beauty contests, what is the ruling on taking prizes for them?
The Shaykh:
What is called?
The questioner:
Camel beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
Insemination.
The questioner:
Beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
In the beauty contest.
The questioner:
He chooses the most beautiful and the most ornate.
The Shaykh:
And what is the question?
The questioner:
What is called today camel beauty contests.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, a prize is taken for the one that is the most ornate. This is haram (forbidden), it is not permissible. It is haram (forbidden), it is not permissible. This is consuming wealth unjustly. Yes. But racing camels, a prize is taken for racing camels. As for which one is the most ornate, it is not permissible to take anything for it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [503 -954] ما يسمى اليوم بمزاين الإبل، ما حكم أخذ الجوائز عليها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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