Maysir
Maysir is gambling: a transaction where gain depends on chance, with one party's gain coming directly at another's loss. The Qur'an names it alongside khamr, intoxicants. Fatwas on modern products, such as lotteries or speculative trading, examine whether they meet this description.
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Does the company organizing the electronic auction receive a commission from the seller and an entry fee from the bidders, and is there any suspicion of Maysir (gambling) in that? Is it permissible for the company to buy and own the item, then hold an auction for it to defer payment of its price to the former owner until after it is sold in the auction, in order to achieve a greater profit, and is there any suspicion of Gharar (excessive uncertainty), Ghabn (deception/fraud), Riba (usury), or Maysir in that?
There is no objection to the two aforementioned transaction methods, as they do not involve gambling (maysir), ambiguity (gharar), or usury (riba). If the company purchases the item from the owner for a specified term,…
Is playing games where you pay money, and if you win you get tickets with which you can buy toys whose value is less than what you paid, considered gambling (Maysir)?
The game mentioned in the question is impermissible and considered prohibited gambling, because gambling is the act of taking a person's money with the risk of whether they will receive compensation or not. This…
What is the difference between gambling (qimar) and maysir?
Scholars have differed regarding the distinction between qimar (gambling) and maysir (games of chance). Some consider qimar to be more general than maysir, while others equate them. Their legal ruling is the same:…
Questions that use it
Are competitive games in which non-financial points are gained and lost, and which determine the player's level, considered gambling or Maysir?
What is the ruling on the game "Trash Pack" which relies on throwing dolls at an opponent's dolls to win them, and is it considered a form of gambling (qimar) and maysir?
What is the difference between Maysir and Riba?