The Ruling on Wagers and Competitions
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Question:
O Shaykh, does a person go around from one side of the Fire?
Answer:
How is the wager? The wager is not permissible, my brother. The wager is gambling and it is betting, except in three things. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made an exception for them in a text, meaning in the previous weapon, in the weapon and the helmet, or the shoe, which is riding horses, because it is among the tools of jihad, or the shoe, which is camels, and they are camels, because they are among the tools of jihad, or the horse, which is riding horses and horsemanship. Except for these three, it is not permissible to take the bet, and it is gambling. Rather, it is the gambling that Allah has forbidden and made a companion to intoxicants. Yes. Yes.
O Shaykh, does a person go around from one side of the Fire?
Answer:
How is the wager? The wager is not permissible, my brother. The wager is gambling and it is betting, except in three things. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made an exception for them in a text, meaning in the previous weapon, in the weapon and the helmet, or the shoe, which is riding horses, because it is among the tools of jihad, or the shoe, which is camels, and they are camels, because they are among the tools of jihad, or the horse, which is riding horses and horsemanship. Except for these three, it is not permissible to take the bet, and it is gambling. Rather, it is the gambling that Allah has forbidden and made a companion to intoxicants. Yes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:35)
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