Points and gifts given by commercial markets
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In some large commercial markets, if I buy something from them, they give me certain points. Then at the end of the month, these points are collected and they give me a gift, merchandise, or a discount?
Answer:
No, leave all of that. Take what you need, rely on Allah. You are not going to buy gifts; you are going to buy a commodity. Buy it and go. Leave them alone. They want to tie people to themselves so that they do not go to others. This is considered intercepting travelers, and intercepting goods, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is also a form of harming people. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In some large commercial markets, if I buy something from them, they give me certain points. Then at the end of the month, these points are collected and they give me a gift, merchandise, or a discount?
Answer:
No, leave all of that. Take what you need, rely on Allah. You are not going to buy gifts; you are going to buy a commodity. Buy it and go. Leave them alone. They want to tie people to themselves so that they do not go to others. This is considered intercepting travelers, and intercepting goods, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is also a form of harming people. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:15:22)
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