We have a car wash and a laundry service. We printed cards that say: “Collect four cards from oil changes and washes and get a free car wash.”
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The questioner : This is a similar question. It says: We have a car wash and a laundry service. We printed cards that say: “Collect four cards from oil changes and washes and get a free car wash.” Is there anything prohibited in our work? Perhaps you could establish a rule regarding the issue of competitions and the like that have taken place?
The Shaykh : I say there is nothing prohibited in this, as long as the price has not increased for the sake of this prize. The rule is that if a contract is such that a person is either safe or a gainer, there is no harm in it. However, if the contract is such that a person is either a gainer or a loser, then this is not permissible. This is the rule, because if it is either gaining or losing, it is from gambling. But if it is either gaining or safe, he has not been harmed in any way; either he makes a profit or he does not make a profit, but he has not lost anything.
Yes.
The Shaykh : I say there is nothing prohibited in this, as long as the price has not increased for the sake of this prize. The rule is that if a contract is such that a person is either safe or a gainer, there is no harm in it. However, if the contract is such that a person is either a gainer or a loser, then this is not permissible. This is the rule, because if it is either gaining or losing, it is from gambling. But if it is either gaining or safe, he has not been harmed in any way; either he makes a profit or he does not make a profit, but he has not lost anything.
Yes.