Is it permissible to purchase from some shops that place some money inside the goods?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Currently, in the markets, there are some goods in which their owners place money, which varies in amount depending on the buyer's luck. They say that you will find the item costs thirty riyals, and perhaps you will find up to thirty thousand riyals in it, as they claim. They announced in the newspaper two days ago that one person got thirty thousand in a milk carton worth thirty riyals?
The Shaykh : This is advertising in any case. If the price of the milk has not been increased... if it has not been increased and a person buys the milk because he needs it, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : What falls under gambling?
The Shaykh : No, it is not gambling, because the one who buys is either safe or a winner; there is no one who is a loser or a winner. Gambling is what is either a loss or a gain, whereas this is either safe or a gain.
The questioner : If the motive for buying is...?
The Shaykh : No, if the motive for buying is the prize, it is not permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is advertising in any case. If the price of the milk has not been increased... if it has not been increased and a person buys the milk because he needs it, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : What falls under gambling?
The Shaykh : No, it is not gambling, because the one who buys is either safe or a winner; there is no one who is a loser or a winner. Gambling is what is either a loss or a gain, whereas this is either safe or a gain.
The questioner : If the motive for buying is...?
The Shaykh : No, if the motive for buying is the prize, it is not permissible. Yes.