The Ruling on Competitions in Worldly Sciences and Receiving Prizes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on competitions in worldly sciences, and receiving prizes for them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is maysir (gambling). This is maysir (gambling) and it is not permissible. The prize is only taken for what is mentioned in the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1700Hasan (Darussalam), because these are among the tools of jihad. Competitions on camels have prizes taken for them, competitions on horses have prizes taken for them, and competitions on archery have prizes taken for them; because these are among the tools of jihad in the path of Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on competitions in worldly sciences, and receiving prizes for them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is maysir (gambling). This is maysir (gambling) and it is not permissible. The prize is only taken for what is mentioned in the hadith:
No stake is acceptable except in archery, racing a camel, and racing a horse.
لا سبق إلا في نصل أو خف أو حافر
Source
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