What is the ruling on money earned from mobile games that profit in dollars? Is it permissible or forbidden? Is there a Quranic verse or a Prophetic Hadith that prohibits it? And what is the ruling on giving charity from it and buying food with it?
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It is not permissible to offer financial prizes in games and competitions except for those that aid in material and moral jihad, such as archery, horse and camel racing, memorizing the Quran and , and using airplanes and ships; based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "There is no prize (sabaq) except in archery (nasl), or a hoofed animal (khuff), or a horse's hoof (hafir)." If the money is from the contestants, then it is forbidden gambling. And if it is from a third party or from only one of them, it is also forbidden unless it is something that aids in jihad.
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