The Ruling on Eating from Lottery Funds
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You say that your father earned a large amount of money from the lottery. Is it permissible for them to eat from that money?
Answer: The profit from the lottery is not lawful wealth; rather, it is gambling, which is maysir (gambling). All wealth obtained from maysir is forbidden. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says in His great Book: [Al-Ma'idah: 90]. Maysir is gambling, and the lottery is gambling. Therefore, the wealth your father obtained from gambling must be spent on acts of righteousness and good deeds, such as repairing roads and restrooms, and giving charity to the poor and those in need. As for eating it, he should not eat it, nor should his heirs eat it, while they know that it came from this source.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The profit from the lottery is not lawful wealth; rather, it is gambling, which is maysir (gambling). All wealth obtained from maysir is forbidden. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says in His great Book:
indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.
إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالأَنصَابُ وَالأَزْلامُ رِجْسٌ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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