The Ruling on Participating in Camel Races
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Question:
Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is called mazin (camel races) has become widespread now, and it involves boasting and extravagance. What is the ruling on participating in that?
Answer:
It is not permissible to participate in that because of the evil it contains, such as spending large sums of money without any benefit. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:188] [An-Nisa 4:29] [An-Nisa 4:29] It is permissible to take a reward for competitions because it is a form of gambling, except for what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) excluded by his saying: The meaning of this is racing horses, or racing camels, or archery, or archery for the purpose of training for jihad in the path of Allah. Anything other than that does not permit taking prizes in competitions, because it is consuming wealth unjustly, and it falls under gambling or maysir (gambling). Yes.
Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is called mazin (camel races) has become widespread now, and it involves boasting and extravagance. What is the ruling on participating in that?
Answer:
It is not permissible to participate in that because of the evil it contains, such as spending large sums of money without any benefit. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِO you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَbusiness by mutual consent. And
تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ وَلَاThere is no racing except in three things: a spear, a hoof, or a horse.
لا سبق إلا في ثلاث في نصل أو خف أو حافظ،
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (41:00)
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