The Ruling on Investment Certificates
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The questioner:
Is an investment certificate permissible, Honorable Shaykh? We are among those who say that an investment certificate is permissible. One buys a paper for five pounds or ten pounds or ten riyals, and then he earns thirty thousand pounds after that.
The Shaykh:
I did not understand. I did not understand, O...
The questioner:
Investment and lottery tickets: one buys a ticket for one pound or five pounds, and then, through, I mean, a computer, a specific number is selected, and that is what follows.
The Shaykh:
My brother, this is gambling; it is not permissible. This is not a job to work in. I am leaving.
Is an investment certificate permissible, Honorable Shaykh? We are among those who say that an investment certificate is permissible. One buys a paper for five pounds or ten pounds or ten riyals, and then he earns thirty thousand pounds after that.
The Shaykh:
I did not understand. I did not understand, O...
The questioner:
Investment and lottery tickets: one buys a ticket for one pound or five pounds, and then, through, I mean, a computer, a specific number is selected, and that is what follows.
The Shaykh:
My brother, this is gambling; it is not permissible. This is not a job to work in. I am leaving.
Source
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