The Ruling on Taking Prizes in Qur'an Competitions and Cultural Competitions
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to take prizes in Qur'an competitions and cultural competitions?
Answer:
Taking prizes in legal issues, Ibn al-Qayyim permitted this in his book al-Furusiyyah. He said that it falls under jihad in the path of Allah, because learning beneficial and legal knowledge is part of jihad in the path of Allah. From this perspective, there is no harm in it, because it is part of jihad in the path of Allah. Learning legal knowledge is part of jihad in the path of Allah. Is it permissible to take prizes in competitions on jurisprudential issues, grammatical issues, and inheritance issues? It is not part of learning beneficial knowledge. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to take prizes in Qur'an competitions and cultural competitions?
Answer:
Taking prizes in legal issues, Ibn al-Qayyim permitted this in his book al-Furusiyyah. He said that it falls under jihad in the path of Allah, because learning beneficial and legal knowledge is part of jihad in the path of Allah. From this perspective, there is no harm in it, because it is part of jihad in the path of Allah. Learning legal knowledge is part of jihad in the path of Allah. Is it permissible to take prizes in competitions on jurisprudential issues, grammatical issues, and inheritance issues? It is not part of learning beneficial knowledge. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [57] — alfawzan.live (1:20:37)
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