The Ruling on a One-Sided Wager
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a one-sided wager, where a person says to another, "If this matter happens, I will give you so much and so much, and if it does not happen, you owe me nothing"?
Answer:
This is invalid. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:188] Therefore, it is not permissible to take money by means of falsehood. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a one-sided wager, where a person says to another, "If this matter happens, I will give you so much and so much, and if it does not happen, you owe me nothing"?
Answer:
This is invalid. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:17:03)
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