What is the ruling on the Ramadan prize competitions presented by television through contests, as well as those held in mosques?
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The questioner : My teacher, regarding the matter of the Ramadan prizes, they are...
The Shaykh : From whom?
The questioner : The Ramadan prizes that are held during the month of Ramadan, they are...
The Shaykh : From whom, from whom? I am saying: from whom?
The questioner : The ones we watch on television, they are...
The Shaykh : Clarify it, my brother; because I do not have a television.
The questioner : My master, these prizes that they do on television, they hold religious question contests.
The Shaykh : Yes, tell me: contests; so I will tell you: it is not permissible for the contests to be in exchange for money that is given.
The questioner : Ah, yes, meaning in exchange for money to be given, no. As for us, for example, we have a Qur'an center in the mosque.
The Shaykh : The same case.
The questioner : So we hold prizes.
The Shaykh : The same case.
The questioner : The same issue?
The Shaykh : Yes; because these prizes accustom the youth, from the softness of their nails, to not draw near to Allah for the sake of Allah, but rather for the sake of the dirham and the dinar.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : By Allah, I heard this statement of yours being said as permissible when I was in the Islamic Hospital, and we came to the topic of the contestsAbu Layla : MuhammadThe Shaykh : he says this statement,Abu Layla The Shaykh : Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : ... contests and contests, so I say to the Shaykh, andThe Shaykh : he says this matter... in the words of the Shaykh, that this matter is not befitting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... I am confirming with you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Good, O our Shaykh; may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : The reason is the disruption of the distribution... so it must be compensated, otherwise no, is the answer clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : From whom?
The questioner : The Ramadan prizes that are held during the month of Ramadan, they are...
The Shaykh : From whom, from whom? I am saying: from whom?
The questioner : The ones we watch on television, they are...
The Shaykh : Clarify it, my brother; because I do not have a television.
The questioner : My master, these prizes that they do on television, they hold religious question contests.
The Shaykh : Yes, tell me: contests; so I will tell you: it is not permissible for the contests to be in exchange for money that is given.
The questioner : Ah, yes, meaning in exchange for money to be given, no. As for us, for example, we have a Qur'an center in the mosque.
The Shaykh : The same case.
The questioner : So we hold prizes.
The Shaykh : The same case.
The questioner : The same issue?
The Shaykh : Yes; because these prizes accustom the youth, from the softness of their nails, to not draw near to Allah for the sake of Allah, but rather for the sake of the dirham and the dinar.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : By Allah, I heard this statement of yours being said as permissible when I was in the Islamic Hospital, and we came to the topic of the contestsAbu Layla : MuhammadThe Shaykh : he says this statement,Abu Layla The Shaykh : Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : ... contests and contests, so I say to the Shaykh, andThe Shaykh : he says this matter... in the words of the Shaykh, that this matter is not befitting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... I am confirming with you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Good, O our Shaykh; may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : The reason is the disruption of the distribution... so it must be compensated, otherwise no, is the answer clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
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