The ruling on participating in a gift raffle by a company after the price of the goods has increased
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah and give thanks to Him.
The questioner : May you be well.
The Shaykh : May Allah make you well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Your brother in Islam, Suhayl al-Rashidi, from Abu Dhabi, hello.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : And may you be even better. I would like to ask you a question, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Go ahead.
The questioner : One of the companies promises a gift to whoever buys some of their goods. I used to buy these goods before they introduced these gifts. Then they said that now every man writes his name on a card and puts it in a raffle, and he gets a car or any gift from the company. Is this lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh : What does the company sell?
The questioner : It sells Pampers diapers.
The Shaykh : A share.
The questioner : And I bought from them before the announcement of these prizes.
The Shaykh : Harvesters.
The questioner : Diapers. What is it, my brother, for the baby? A party? All the boys? Do you understand?
The Shaykh : Diapers. Were you buying from them?
The questioner : Yes, I bought from them for two years before, meaning I did not investigate that.
The Shaykh : And when were the prizes announced?
The questioner : The prizes were announced after a long time. I deal with them. The company announced the prizes.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, how many months ago?
The questioner : During this month, the month we are in?
The Shaykh : This month. Okay, did you buy from them in this month?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did the price change from before?
The questioner : I did not notice a difference. The price is as it was.
The Shaykh : You should be aware. If the price changed, it is not permissible. If it did not change, it is permissible.
The questioner : Because the price, one hundred percent, did not change approximately.
The Shaykh : I am not searching with you. I give you the answer and you apply it.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If the price did not change, these prizes are permissible because they come from the company's pocket. But if the price increased, it comes from the customers' pockets, and this is khamr (intoxicants) and is not permissible.
The presenter : May Allah have mercy on your parents. May Allah reward you with good. And you too.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah and give thanks to Him.
The questioner : May you be well.
The Shaykh : May Allah make you well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Your brother in Islam, Suhayl al-Rashidi, from Abu Dhabi, hello.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : And may you be even better. I would like to ask you a question, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Go ahead.
The questioner : One of the companies promises a gift to whoever buys some of their goods. I used to buy these goods before they introduced these gifts. Then they said that now every man writes his name on a card and puts it in a raffle, and he gets a car or any gift from the company. Is this lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh : What does the company sell?
The questioner : It sells Pampers diapers.
The Shaykh : A share.
The questioner : And I bought from them before the announcement of these prizes.
The Shaykh : Harvesters.
The questioner : Diapers. What is it, my brother, for the baby? A party? All the boys? Do you understand?
The Shaykh : Diapers. Were you buying from them?
The questioner : Yes, I bought from them for two years before, meaning I did not investigate that.
The Shaykh : And when were the prizes announced?
The questioner : The prizes were announced after a long time. I deal with them. The company announced the prizes.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, how many months ago?
The questioner : During this month, the month we are in?
The Shaykh : This month. Okay, did you buy from them in this month?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did the price change from before?
The questioner : I did not notice a difference. The price is as it was.
The Shaykh : You should be aware. If the price changed, it is not permissible. If it did not change, it is permissible.
The questioner : Because the price, one hundred percent, did not change approximately.
The Shaykh : I am not searching with you. I give you the answer and you apply it.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If the price did not change, these prizes are permissible because they come from the company's pocket. But if the price increased, it comes from the customers' pockets, and this is khamr (intoxicants) and is not permissible.
The presenter : May Allah have mercy on your parents. May Allah reward you with good. And you too.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1104 — d3watuna.com (18:44)
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