The Ruling on Lottery Prizes in Commercial Establishments
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The questioner:
You say, Shaykh, that in some commercial establishments—most commercial establishments, when you go there, they have lottery prizes for cars or washing machines or anything else. What is the ruling on them? May Allah reward you. There is hardly a commercial establishment that does not have this lottery.
The Shaykh:
It is similar. That is, you buy from them and they give you a ticket of your luck or your share. If the number that corresponds to the prize comes up, you take the prize. It is safer to leave it alone, because this encourages people to buy from them; it encourages people. Perhaps one would buy something that is free of riba (usury or interest). It is safer to leave it alone. I say it is safer to leave it alone.
You say, Shaykh, that in some commercial establishments—most commercial establishments, when you go there, they have lottery prizes for cars or washing machines or anything else. What is the ruling on them? May Allah reward you. There is hardly a commercial establishment that does not have this lottery.
The Shaykh:
It is similar. That is, you buy from them and they give you a ticket of your luck or your share. If the number that corresponds to the prize comes up, you take the prize. It is safer to leave it alone, because this encourages people to buy from them; it encourages people. Perhaps one would buy something that is free of riba (usury or interest). It is safer to leave it alone. I say it is safer to leave it alone.
Source
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