Is the money earned from an online competition, in which the questioner participated by selecting numbers without paying any money, halal or riba (usury)?
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If participation in the competition does not require payment, and its aim is to compete in a beneficial religious or worldly matter, and its subject is free from শরী‘আ-prohibited elements, then there is no objection to the earned amount; otherwise, it is unlawful.
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