Gambling and Speculation
391 questions
Is participating in contests and raffles a form of usury?
Is it impermissible for me to deal with a program called "Activation" which relies on sending a sum of money and receiving a voucher to distribute to three people in exchange for a sum of money, with this process being repeated to activate more people, especially given that you previously issued a fatwa stating that dealing with this company is impermissible and is a form of usury?
Is it permissible to deal with an American store that requires an annual payment of $30 to obtain an identification card for entering the store and making purchases from it?
Is dealing on the "Redex" website, which involves purchasing electronic wallets for Bitcoin for $3, with a promise of free transfer and a percentage of profit for bringing in other people to buy the wallet (such as getting $72 for bringing in 62 people), Islamically permissible?
Is participating in prize draws using shopping mall coupons permissible or forbidden?
Is it permissible to play for money, where everyone pays an amount and the winner takes it all?
Is the annual subscription of 400 EGP to a program that offers various discounts, which requires initial payment through Mashreq Bank and then through Fawry machines, considered haram?
Is it permissible to pay money to one's father in exchange for owning land he gave to him, so that he may enter the lottery with it?
What is the ruling on earning from advertising websites that require an upfront payment ($500) for a one-year subscription, in exchange for receiving $50 weekly for 13 months?
Does purchasing features in an electronic tennis game with real money to enter matches, where the winnings are doubled or the entry value is lost, constitute gambling?
What is the ruling on buying players in games with real money that converts to virtual money, which increases and decreases according to winning and losing?
What is the ruling on dealing with an advertising company that markets websites or applications which may display images of women or fraudulent advertisements (such as: "Your phone is at risk"), knowing that the user has blocked pornographic websites, as well as those related to usury, alcohol, and gambling? Is the money earned from this unlawful?
Is buying lottery tickets prohibited gambling, and what is said to someone who claims he only gambles rarely?
What is the ruling on the annual subscription to the "White Sands" program, which costs you money, then asks you to like videos or pages on YouTube and Facebook in exchange for a financial reward?
What is the ruling on purchasing virtual money in electronic games with real money, given the possibility of losing all of it in a single round, and is this considered gambling or usury? What is the Shariah evidence for that?
What is the ruling on one-sided betting on the victory or draw of two teams, where money is placed on one of the websites, and if the nominated team wins, the money is returned multiplied according to the probabilities, and if the team loses, the money becomes the property of the website?
Does Forex trading fall under the category of gambling and selling what one does not own, based on the fact that it is a virtual market where there is no real purchase of currencies, but rather mere speculation on price expectations?
Is money earned from working in a company that manages and maintains towers containing a gambling hall and cabarets, with the work restricted to monitoring general facilities without any direct interaction with these places, considered unlawful money?
What is the ruling on the current income from the hall after repentance and rectifying previous transgressions, with the intention of returning the money taken without its owner's knowledge?
Is it permissible to deal with e-commerce companies that act as intermediaries between giant corporations and merchants, coordinating between sellers and buyers to provide preferential prices, with subscribers confirming purchases in exchange for a commission paid by the platform?
What is the ruling on FIFA game tournaments that rely on effort and intelligence, in which participation requires a financial payment, and the top winners receive monetary prizes, and are they considered gambling?
Is it permissible to accept a prize from a competition in which letters are collected from noodle packages whose price did not increase due to the competition?
Does paying $10 on an online advertising and earning website to activate an account and receive profits later, knowing that this is a one-time procedure, count as Maysir (gambling)?
What is the ruling on betting without money in two cases: one where the loser is responsible for paying for food for the winner, and the other for a ticket to watch a match?