The Ruling on Silver Medals as Prizes for Competitions
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do the silver medals given as prizes in some competitions fall under the prohibition against using vessels of silver?
Answer:
Without a doubt, it is not permissible to use silver except for what has been excluded in the evidence. Making them prizes in the form of cups, chains, or the like, all of this is not permissible; it is playing with silver. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do the silver medals given as prizes in some competitions fall under the prohibition against using vessels of silver?
Answer:
Without a doubt, it is not permissible to use silver except for what has been excluded in the evidence. Making them prizes in the form of cups, chains, or the like, all of this is not permissible; it is playing with silver. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نجاسة لحم الحيوان الذي لا يؤكل إذا ذبح — islamhouse.com (1:00:34)
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