What is the ruling of Islamic law on the selling method called "here is the auction," which relies on purchasing a commodity by assuming its lowest unique price through paid short messages, and is this transaction considered a form of Maysir (gambling)?
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As long as the amount paid by the participant in the auction exceeds the actual cost of the message, it falls under (gambling), because it is a definite loss met by a potential gain. This type of trickery is forbidden, and the merchant's intention behind it is to achieve a profit higher than the price of the commodity through the participants' messages. Therefore, it is a forbidden deception and fraud, and participation in it is not permissible.
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