A man won money from the lottery and married with this money; what is the ruling on that?

The questioner: A lottery, and he won.

The Shaykh: He lost what he had won.

The questioner: He won.

The Shaykh: He lost.

The questioner: He lost, yes, in this world and in the Hereafter he lost.

The Shaykh: Yes, exactly.

The questioner: He went and got married with it.

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner: So what is your fatwa on that?

The Shaykh: A marriage that is not in accordance with the Shari'ah.

The questioner: Not in accordance with the Shari'ah.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: What is your advice for this man?

The Shaykh: My advice is that this gambling should be spent on public utilities, and the mahr for his wife should be provided from lawful profit and earnings.

The questioner: Lawful earnings, now he has children.

The Shaykh: Fear Allah, fear Allah.

The questioner: He has five children.

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar, and can the perfumer fix what time has spoiled?

The questioner: It cannot be fixed.

The Shaykh: Well, what else are you going to ask?

The questioner: No, I mean, is your fatwa for this end?

The Shaykh: I told you the fatwa.

The questioner: He pays the mahr from his own lawful money.

The Shaykh : But.

The questioner: If Allah wills.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : And may He reward you.