The Ruling on Competitions and Prizes Tied to Purchases
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There are currently in the markets certain goods in which their owners place money, varying in amount according to the buyer's luck. They say, "You will find that the item is thirty riyals, and perhaps you will find up to thirty thousand riyals in it."As they claim and announced in the newspaper two days ago: That a person obtained thirty thousand in a milk carton worth thirty riyals?
This is advertising.In any case: If the price of the milk is not increased and the person buys the milk because he needs it, there is no harm.
The questioner: What falls under gambling, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: No, it is not gambling; because the one who bought is either safe or a winner, he is not either a loser or a winner.Gambling: It is the one who is either a loser or a winner, whereas this one is either safe or a winner.
The questioner: If the motive for buying is the prize?The Shaykh: No, if the motive for buying is the prize, it is not permissible.
This is advertising.In any case: If the price of the milk is not increased and the person buys the milk because he needs it, there is no harm.
The questioner: What falls under gambling, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: No, it is not gambling; because the one who bought is either safe or a winner, he is not either a loser or a winner.Gambling: It is the one who is either a loser or a winner, whereas this one is either safe or a winner.
The questioner: If the motive for buying is the prize?The Shaykh: No, if the motive for buying is the prize, it is not permissible.