The Ruling on Drawing Prizes When Purchasing Gas Station Notebooks
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This brother Ali says: Honorable Shaykh, I saw that at some gas stations they place booklets worth one hundred riyals, or fifty riyals, or more. In this booklet, they give you your own number and hand you this booklet after they have written down the name and the telephone number. And then, from your subscription to this booklet, a drawing is held for a car or a valuable prize, which they pay to you when you buy this booklet, in order to make you keep coming back to them. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is a form of gambling. It is gambling, and it is a form of maysir (gambling), and it is consuming the wealth of people without right, and it is a competition that is not sound because it harms people and the owners of other shops. So this practice must be abandoned. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
And may Allah bless you. This brother Ali says: Honorable Shaykh, I saw that at some gas stations they place booklets worth one hundred riyals, or fifty riyals, or more. In this booklet, they give you your own number and hand you this booklet after they have written down the name and the telephone number. And then, from your subscription to this booklet, a drawing is held for a car or a valuable prize, which they pay to you when you buy this booklet, in order to make you keep coming back to them. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible, and it is a form of gambling. It is gambling, and it is a form of maysir (gambling), and it is consuming the wealth of people without right, and it is a competition that is not sound because it harms people and the owners of other shops. So this practice must be abandoned. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/170 — archive.org (16:00)
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