A young man won the lottery; what is the ruling on this money, and what should he do with the money he won?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner: A young man won three thousand and a half in the lottery.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: In the lottery, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He won three thousand.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: An amount of money.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So he regretted it; what should he do? Should he leave it, for example, or not give it to the poor, or how?
The Shaykh: Do you mean he has repented?
The questioner: He has repented now, yes.
The Shaykh: For sure?
The questioner: For sure, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I meant, of course, we do not know; Allah knows best.
The Shaykh: Allah knows best, if he has truly repented.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So first: he must not benefit from this lottery by a single qirsh, nor give a single qirsh to the poor and the needy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Rather, he must spend it on what is known among scholars as public utilities.
The questioner: Like what, for example?
The Shaykh: Public utilities, for example: a hospital for treating the sick and the poor.
The questioner: A mosque, for example?
The Shaykh: No, no; the mosque must have money that is pure and lawful.
The questioner: Ah, yes, I understood, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : May Allah grant you health.
The questioner: A young man won three thousand and a half in the lottery.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: In the lottery, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: He won three thousand.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: An amount of money.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So he regretted it; what should he do? Should he leave it, for example, or not give it to the poor, or how?
The Shaykh: Do you mean he has repented?
The questioner: He has repented now, yes.
The Shaykh: For sure?
The questioner: For sure, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I meant, of course, we do not know; Allah knows best.
The Shaykh: Allah knows best, if he has truly repented.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: So first: he must not benefit from this lottery by a single qirsh, nor give a single qirsh to the poor and the needy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Rather, he must spend it on what is known among scholars as public utilities.
The questioner: Like what, for example?
The Shaykh: Public utilities, for example: a hospital for treating the sick and the poor.
The questioner: A mosque, for example?
The Shaykh: No, no; the mosque must have money that is pure and lawful.
The questioner: Ah, yes, I understood, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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