What is the ruling on what is called al-hazurah (a guessing game) if money is attached to it, such as when a person asks a question and says, "Whoever answers it will receive such and such an amount of money"?
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The questioner : Al-hazurah is its common name; we do not know what its Arabic origin is. So-and-so says to so-and-so, "Guess this thing, and I will give you a reward for it."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I do not know whether this...
The Shaykh : ...but it must not have any connection to religion.
The questioner : Yes, so that one does not earn a living from... This is good, my Shaykh. It seems to me that I heard from you one day that you were humming when asked about these questions regarding, so I do not know what the...
The Shaykh : ...O Sami.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...the preacher, or... they ride the women.
The questioner : Ah, my Shaykh, regarding this, because I heard you actually clarifying the issue, my Shaykh, when you are asked.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It was actually in a recent session that you mentioned this detail...
The Shaykh : It has been mentioned before...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one who wins takes the prize.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is permissible in a race for jihad in the path of Allah, as came in this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Some scholars require a third party (muhallil).
The questioner : They require a third party (muhallil).
The Shaykh : That is, a third person who has no connection to the matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Two people race, and a third person enters into the matter so that the case is taken out of the category of gambling.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah has a treatise or book; I do not know if it is in my library or not. It is large in size, and its title is *Al-Farasiyyah* (Horse Racing). Do you remember?
The questioner : It is there, my Shaykh. I remember it well.
The Shaykh : Ah, so he says that this third party (muhallil) is not required.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, the condition is that the race is not for the sake of gambling, but rather for the sake of, meaning, strengthening for jihad in the path of Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is permissible without a third party (muhallil).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one who comes first takes...
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : the reward (ju'alah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From the second...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The rest are gone.
The student : With Abu 'Abdullah.
Another student: He is coming.
The Shaykh : They require a third man who has no connection to the racers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Qayyim says that this condition is not established, and indeed, in a hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud, the third party (muhallil) is required.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This third party (muhallil) is like the one who gives to the winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Not one of the racers paying the winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So one of them would be a loser.
The questioner : And the other.
The Shaykh : And the other a winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the benefit of the third party (muhallil).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : According to those who require it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, this third party (muhallil) has no benefit in being required in such a case. This case is permissible in any, meaning, bet.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if it is not intended for jihad in the path of Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, as I said, that clock, one person guesses for the people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he says, "I will give such and such to the one who guesses."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : It does not exist.
The Shaykh : But a race for jihad in the path of Allah where two people race and one says to the other, "If I beat you, I will give you such and such."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you beat me, you will give me such and such.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This has the form of gambling.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But because it is in the path of Allah, the form is removed from it.
The questioner : Ah, good. So the difference in the form of the question we raised at the beginning is that it is from one side.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it has no room for gambling.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So I do not know whether this...
The Shaykh : ...but it must not have any connection to religion.
The questioner : Yes, so that one does not earn a living from... This is good, my Shaykh. It seems to me that I heard from you one day that you were humming when asked about these questions regarding
There is no racing except in three things
لا سبق إلا في ثلاثThe Shaykh : ...O Sami.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : ...the preacher, or... they ride the women.
The questioner : Ah, my Shaykh, regarding this, because I heard you actually clarifying the issue, my Shaykh, when you are asked.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It was actually in a recent session that you mentioned this detail...
The Shaykh : It has been mentioned before...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one who wins takes the prize.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is permissible in a race for jihad in the path of Allah, as came in this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
There is no racing
لا سبقThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Some scholars require a third party (muhallil).
The questioner : They require a third party (muhallil).
The Shaykh : That is, a third person who has no connection to the matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Two people race, and a third person enters into the matter so that the case is taken out of the category of gambling.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah has a treatise or book; I do not know if it is in my library or not. It is large in size, and its title is *Al-Farasiyyah* (Horse Racing). Do you remember?
The questioner : It is there, my Shaykh. I remember it well.
The Shaykh : Ah, so he says that this third party (muhallil) is not required.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, the condition is that the race is not for the sake of gambling, but rather for the sake of, meaning, strengthening for jihad in the path of Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is permissible without a third party (muhallil).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The one who comes first takes...
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : the reward (ju'alah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From the second...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The rest are gone.
The student : With Abu 'Abdullah.
Another student: He is coming.
The Shaykh : They require a third man who has no connection to the racers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Qayyim says that this condition is not established, and indeed, in a hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud, the third party (muhallil) is required.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This third party (muhallil) is like the one who gives to the winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Not one of the racers paying the winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So one of them would be a loser.
The questioner : And the other.
The Shaykh : And the other a winner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the benefit of the third party (muhallil).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : According to those who require it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, this third party (muhallil) has no benefit in being required in such a case. This case is permissible in any, meaning, bet.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Even if it is not intended for jihad in the path of Allah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, as I said, that clock, one person guesses for the people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he says, "I will give such and such to the one who guesses."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : It does not exist.
The Shaykh : But a race for jihad in the path of Allah where two people race and one says to the other, "If I beat you, I will give you such and such."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you beat me, you will give me such and such.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This has the form of gambling.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But because it is in the path of Allah, the form is removed from it.
The questioner : Ah, good. So the difference in the form of the question we raised at the beginning is that it is from one side.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it has no room for gambling.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, my Shaykh.
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