Gambling and Speculation
400 questions
What is the ruling on creating an electronic game for competition with money paid by participants, where the winner receives most of it, and the game owner takes a portion of it?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on paying money to someone who claims to mediate for winning a lottery for land plots designated for citizens, and does the son bear a sin if he builds on this land?
What is the ruling on working in a shop that has a lottery machine or sells pornographic magazines, and what is the ruling on working with a café that delivers orders to customers if some of the meals contain pork?
What is the ruling on opening loot boxes in a game with real money to obtain car skins that do not change its power?
What is the ruling on offering a car, upon which a lottery is conducted, and the collected money from it is used to build a mosque, knowing that only one person wins the prize?
What is the ruling on paying money to charge games for self-development, knowing that not charging the chips leads to their loss, and will a person be questioned about this money on the Day of Resurrection?
Is practicing boxing and earning money from it—including money from advertisements, fighting, and betting from which one donates—permissible in Islamic law? And does the impermissibility of this money—if it exists—equate to the impermissibility of usury, gambling, and consuming the orphan's property, taking into consideration the personal circumstances of the questioner?
Is it permissible to hold a vocal performance competition where the cash prizes are sourced from the price of tickets paid by the audience, with the participants being exempt from any fees?
Is it permissible, from an Islamic perspective, to receive profits from electronic games that were originally permissible but then had a gambling mode added to them, knowing that the chosen mode of play remains permissible and free of gambling?
What is the ruling on dealing with the company Paidverts, where members exchange advertisements, such that a member buys an advertising package for one dollar and receives 50 visits to his website and 3100 points, and the company distributes advertisements to members according to their points, so 2000 points are deducted for an advertisement worth one dollar, with the possibility of inviting friends and getting 0.1 dollars for each package purchased by the invitee, and is the money withdrawn from it permissible or forbidden, and how can one dispose of it if it is forbidden?
What is the amount of money earned from gambling and converted to another currency whose value has increased, that must be spent: is it the original amount or its current value?
Is collecting money from participants in a competition to cover the prize's cost considered gambling, and must money be returned to a member who left and refused to take back what she paid for drinks, and must I pay for my friend's conference ticket despite not receiving a refund from the ticket distributor?
Is it permissible to give usurious money to a poor brother, or to one's parents, as aid or for medicine, without informing them of the source of the money, and would this be considered personal gain?
Is money earned from winning an e-gaming competition—where a participation fee is paid to cover the venue's rent, unrelated to prizes—considered gambling and thus forbidden? And is it permissible to participate in such competitions?
Is bidding on products on the "Bidspeed" website – where bids are purchased and their money is not refunded in case of loss – considered gambling and therefore unlawful (haram)?
What is the ruling on earning money from electronic games like "Runescape" which do not involve gambling or Maysir, but require time and effort to raise character levels and collect and sell virtual resources for real money?
What is the ruling on dealing with a person who claims to interact with jinn and uses mercury to attract profits, and can jinn truly bring money?
Is it permissible to invest the funds of a cooperative fund established on donations, and if permissible, should the entire amount be invested or only part of it, and how should the profits be distributed, and is it necessary to obtain the permission of each contributor before investing?
What should a female teacher do who stipulated one Riyal for speaking in her class, and used to conduct a lottery among the students for explaining a lesson, with the winner receiving chocolate and the Riyals she had collected, knowing that the students did not pay them willingly, and how can the collected amounts be given in charity?
Is it permissible to play an electronic football game that involves buying players and equipping stadiums with virtual money, and obtaining virtual funding, money, and rewards through it, or is that considered gambling?
Is the lottery forbidden in all its forms, and why is it forbidden if it does not harm people?
What is the ruling on exchanging gifts through an unknown lottery, with the aim of surprise and bringing joy?
Is purchasing a coupon book for $50, which offers discounts and free meals whose value far exceeds the price of the book, considered forbidden usury (riba)?
Is betting on horse races, football, and other games online forbidden (haram), even if no personal money is paid, and the websites are foreign?