What is the ruling on receiving prizes through raffles when purchasing goods?
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The questioner : He says this.The questioner : Some owners of large stores require us to purchase at a specific price in order to give us a gift or a card to be drawn for a prize. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : This happens frequently. The store owner wants to attract people to his shop, so he offers a prize such as a car or something less valuable, or money. In any case, we say: if the price of the item is the same as its price elsewhere, and the buyer purchased the item because he wanted it, then there is nothing wrong with it, because there is no harm in it. The buyer is either safe or a winner. If he wins a prize, he is a winner; if he does not, he is safe. He bought what he wanted to buy, the price is the price, and he did not incur a loss. This is permissible. However, if the one offering the prize raises the price of the goods in his store, this is not permissible, because the buyer will be either a winner or a loser. This is the very essence of gambling. Yes.
The Shaykh : This happens frequently. The store owner wants to attract people to his shop, so he offers a prize such as a car or something less valuable, or money. In any case, we say: if the price of the item is the same as its price elsewhere, and the buyer purchased the item because he wanted it, then there is nothing wrong with it, because there is no harm in it. The buyer is either safe or a winner. If he wins a prize, he is a winner; if he does not, he is safe. He bought what he wanted to buy, the price is the price, and he did not incur a loss. This is permissible. However, if the one offering the prize raises the price of the goods in his store, this is not permissible, because the buyer will be either a winner or a loser. This is the very essence of gambling. Yes.