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Are competitions on social media that involve likes and shares to choose a random winner and obtain a prize considered gambling?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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There is no objection to participating in marketing competitions that rely on promoting company products, as long as the participant does not pay money. This is because such a competition is not considered gambling, as the participant's situation is between winning or remaining safe, with no loss incurred. It is a condition that the advertisement does not contain anything forbidden, such as indecent images or musical clips, or that the product itself is not forbidden to use.

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