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Is the ruling on playing the "FIFA" game, which relies on purchasing points to buy "loot boxes" containing players of varying strengths, with the possibility of benefiting from prizes without selling or earning gold, permissible or forbidden?

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Purchasing these boxes relies on chance, due to the ignorance of what they contain. Therefore, it is gambling and gharar (excessive uncertainty), which are forbidden by Sharia, whether the price is real money or valuable benefits acquired by the player from the game.

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