Raffle: Haram or not?

[hissa]

I was wondering, are prizes won from raffles haram? Say someome buys a $2 ticket for a prize worth more than $2... is this allowed? Raffels resemble the lottery, so I would say yes, but it seems that so many Muslims I know think otherwise.. so :rollseyes
Any thoughts?

 

[NobleMuslimUK]

Yes its a game of chance and its haram to put money towards such games or invest in. You are gambling money against the odds to gain more money. Its best to stay away from such things.

 

[E'jaazi]

All games of chance are haram. You would do better to give that money in charity and received a reward from Allah!

 

[hibah786]

May Allah grant us good in this dunya and good and the hearafter and protect us all from the torment of hell. Ameen.

 

[shible]

But investing is share is entirely different

 

[Natural]

Hmmm...I honestly don't know. For instance, I have been presented with a ticket for door prizes when attending functions for work. I did not pay anything for the ticket, yet I've won some of great prizes. It was indeed a game of chance, but I did not feel I was commiting haram for accepting the prizes (which are usually work related prizes, such as t-shirts, cups, mouse pads with the logo of the company on them).

 

[Hemoo]

try to search for it in the fatwa site

http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ln=eng

 

[Hemoo]

i found a related fatwa
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=6476&ln=eng&txt=raffle

here it is :------------------------

Buying lottery tickets​

Question:
Does buying lottery tickets fall into the category of gambling which is haram? What response would you give to people who claim to be only occassional gamblers?

Answer:
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
“Are the lotteries or raffles which some charities organize to raise funds for their activities in the educational, medical or social work fields, permissible according to sharee’ah?”
He answered:
Lotteries and raffles are other names for gambling, which is haraam according to the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and the consensus of the scholars. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al Ansaab (stone altars for sacrifices to idols, etc.), and Al Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.
Shaytaan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allaah and from As Salaah (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?” [al-Maa’idah 5:90-91]
It is not permissible for the Muslims to engage in any kind of gambling at all, whether the money collected from gambling is to spent on charitable projects or otherwise, because it is evil and forbidden, as indicated by the general meaning of the evidence (daleel), and because the earnings derived from gambling are among the kinds of earnings which we must avoid and beware of. And Allaah is the Source of strength. (Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/442)

Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen was asked: ​

What is the ruling on taking part in lotteries, which means that a person buys a ticket and if he is lucky he gets a lot of money, knowing that this person intends to use that money for Islamic projects and to help the mujaahideen so that they will benefit from that?
He answered:
What the questioner describes, where a person buys a ticket then if he is lucky – as he says – he gets a lot of money, comes under the heading of gambling, of which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al Ansaab (stone altars for sacrifices to idols, etc.), and Al Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.
Shaytaan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allaah and from As-Salaah (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?
And obey Allaah and the Messenger (Muhammad), and beware (of even coming near to drinking or gambling or Al Ansaab, or Al Azlaam) and fear Allaah. Then if you turn away, you should know that it is Our Messenger’s duty to convey (the Message) in the clearest way” [al-Maa’idah 5:90-91]

This gambling – which is any transaction in which a person may win or lose, and he does not know whether he will be a winner or a loser – is all haraam. Indeed, it is one of the major sins, and its abhorrent nature is no secret when one realizes that Allaah mentions it in conjunction with idol-worship, alcohol and azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision). Whatever benefits may be hoped for from gambling pale into insignificance beside the harm that it causes. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“They ask you (O Muhammad) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: ‘In them is a great sin, and (some) benefits for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit.’” ​

[al-Baqarah 2:219]
Think about this aayah, where benefits (manaafi’) are mentioned in the plural, and sin (ithm) is mentioned in the singular. Allaah did not say, “In it are many sins and (some) benefits for men”, rather He said (interpretation of the meaning): “a great sin”. This is an indication that the benefits, no matter how numerous they may be, are insignificant when compared with this great sin; the great sin far outweighs them. So its sin is greater than its benefits, no matter what they are. (Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/441)
With regard to a person’s saying that he only gambles occasionally, this is like one who says that he only commits adultery occasionally, or he only steals occasionally, or he only lies occasionally. Does the fact that he commits that haraam action only rarely means that it is not a sin and that he is not exposed to the wrath of Allaah? How does he know that this rare action will not develop into something that is done more frequently, until it becomes a habit? In fact this is what usually happens, especially in the case of those who are afflicted by gambling. He should fear Allaah and abstain from that which Allaah has forbidden to him.
And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

 

[hissa]

Ok, so are those games in amusement parks haram as well. For instance, you pay money to play a certain game, like shooting balls into a basket,and if you win, you get a prize of some kind. I don't think this is haram, considering that it relies on skill rather than luck. But is it?

 

[strider]

Ok, so are those games in amusement parks haram as well. For instance, you pay money to play a certain game, like shooting balls into a basket,and if you win, you get a prize of some kind. I don't think this is haram, considering that it relies on skill rather than luck. But is it?

Playing those sorts of games isn't haram because you earn the prize if you meet the set critera to win.

 

[Hemoo]

sister Strider

i think you was better to say Allah knows best ( Allah A3lam )

and this is only an advice from your brother in islam

we should'nt give fatwa by our self

your brother haytham

 

[hrm]

i found a related fatwa

Buying lottery tickets​

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:
“Are the lotteries or raffles which some charities organize to raise funds for their activities in the educational, medical or social work fields, permissible according to sharee’ah?”
He answered:
Lotteries and raffles are other names for gambling, which is haraam according to the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and the consensus of the scholars. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), and gambling, and Al Ansaab (stone altars for sacrifices to idols, etc.), and Al Azlaam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaytaan’s (Satan’s) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

:statisfie
Very true. I agree with the learned Shiekh and Allah saying is enough to rest all doubts about lottery. They are different name to the same thing. This is how Satan whisper in the heart and wins the weak ones over. May Allah protect us all muslameen and musleemaat from the snare of the Satan. Aameen:statisfie

 

[i_maq]

Salam, judging by the responses in this thread, one can assume that participating in a raffle or game of chance is haraam. However I was wondering what the consensus is on RUNNING a raffle, i.e setting up a scheme whereby participants are invited to buy tickets and then obviously at a later time tickets are drawn and one of them wins the prize. As the organiser of the raffle, would the earnings be haraam? And if it helps to answer the question, the tickets would be expected to be bought by non Muslims. Thanks in advance