The ruling on making gold a prize in competitions
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on making gold a prize, such as when someone holds a competition and makes the prize an ounce of gold or something similar?
Answer:
What Allah willed, this is a good thing. You have some gold that you give as prizes, which does not contradict [the rules], encouraging students of knowledge and study. Good.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on making gold a prize, such as when someone holds a competition and makes the prize an ounce of gold or something similar?
Answer:
What Allah willed, this is a good thing. You have some gold that you give as prizes, which does not contradict [the rules], encouraging students of knowledge and study. Good.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (57:07)
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