Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the noble scholars say about this matter:
1.
Some shopkeepers sell a specific type of lottery card whose details are as
follows. Each card comprises of many
coupons. The customer pays 5 rupees to scratch the card. On some occasions, a specific amount of
additional money is won which the shopkeeper pays, and sometimes the coupon is
empty and the shopkeeper retains the customer’s money. When all the coupons on
one card have been sold, the shopkeeper makes approximately 150 rupees profit.
Those customers whose coupons turned out empty lose their money. Is it permitted
to buy and sell such lottery cards and coupons?
2. If
selling such lottery cards and coupons is not permissible, what is the legal
ruling for the shopkeepers who sold them and the customers who purchased them?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
1.The
scenario of lottery asked about is impermissible (haram) according to Islamic
law because it is a form of gambling.
The
detailed explanation of this is that in this scenario, either the 5 rupees of
the one who scratched the coupon will be lost or he will win additional money
from the shopkeeper. In this way, either the shopkeeper will gain the
customer’s 5 rupees or he will have to pay out additional money from
himself. This is gambling, which the
Quran and Sunnah unequivocally proscribe.
2.It
is necessary for the shopkeepers who sold such lottery cards and coupons and
the customers who bought them that they sincerely repent. Whichever customers’
coupons turned out empty and the shopkeeper kept their money, he must return it
to them, and if they are no longer alive, he must pay their living heirs. If he
cannot identify them or their heirs, he should give it in charity on their
behalf. Those customers who were paid
out by the shopkeeper should return their winnings to him.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّم
Answered By : Mufti Hashim Khan Attari
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