What is the ruling on a committed, veiled girl participating in a women’s cooking program aired during Ramadan, which includes male or female judges, relies on elimination to reach a cash prize, and features a song in the intro and an unveiled female judge?

As for matters surrounding the competition, such as the presence of unveiled female judges or music, participation is not forbidden if the goal is to learn useful permissible things, and this is not considered direct assistance.

Regarding taking compensation in this type of competition, the majority of scholars prohibit it except in what has been mentioned in the Sunnah: "There is no prize except for a hoof, or an arrow, or a hoof (meaning horse, camel, or arrow)." While some permitted it in what had a similar meaning to the text, others expanded and permitted it absolutely in everything that is permissible and beneficial, provided that the compensation comes from outside the competitors.

For competitions involving permissible matters that are not in the sense of what the text refers to, scholars differed on the permissibility of offering compensation for them: 1. Absolutely impermissible: This is the view of the Hanafis, Malikis, Shafi'is, Hanbalis, and Ibn Hazm. 2. Permissible if the compensation is from an outsider: This is a view among the Malikis.