Gambling and Speculation
391 questions
Is it permissible to buy shares in Facebook, given our knowledge that the site contains indecent pages, pages against Muslims and the religion of Islam, and illicit communication between the sexes?
What is the ruling on money gained from winning religious television competitions that require paying a fee to participate, such as competitions that rely on phone calls with specific charges, and what is the ruling on participating in other religious television competitions that offer prizes like Umrah and require sending SMS messages with charges?
Is it permissible to accept money from a father who earns his livelihood from gambling, knowing that the assistance often exceeds what is needed?
What is the ruling on money earned monthly from "YouTube" in exchange for publishing videos and user subscriptions, knowing that the company is infidel and may deal with usury and lottery?
Why do jurists permit dealing with someone whose money is mixed lawful and unlawful, but not with someone whose entire money is unlawful, even though the prohibition relates to the person's responsibility and not to the money itself?
What is the ruling on participating in a television quiz show that relies on contestants choosing questions with a specified monetary value, where the value is added to the balance of those who answer correctly and deducted from those who answer incorrectly, with random possibilities for increasing or decreasing the balance, and the one with the highest balance wins a financial prize while others receive consolation prizes? And does it involve any suspicion of betting or gambling?
Is money acquired from a phone competition, entered for entertainment, considered unlawful if a monetary prize is won? What should be done with the remaining money, and how can one atone for this sin?
Is money earned from a television contest considered unlawful (haram) if participation was facilitated by a relative working at the channel, and what should be done with it if it is found to be unlawful?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a husband who swore to forbid his wife or consider her divorced if he returned to playing electronic gambling, then he returned and played after a long period, knowing that he did not explicitly mention the word divorce in his oath?
Is money earned from network marketing for a British company operating in the tourism sector, where 950 Riyals are required for a holiday, and then two other people are required to be convinced to pay the same amount for profits to increase in a hierarchical manner, considered unlawful (haram)?
What is the ruling on earning money by playing with a coin where two people take turns throwing it, and the one who throws it takes it if it lands on heads, and the other person takes it if it lands on tails?
What is the ruling on money acquired from selling electronic game points for real money, and is its seller or buyer considered sinful?
What is the ruling on competitions that rely on voting via paid mobile messages, where the winner is the one who receives the largest number of votes and gets a cash prize?
Is it permissible to accept a car as a prize from a lottery draw based on tickets given to distributors of children's diapers, in exchange for purchasing a certain quantity of the product?
Is it permissible to accept advertisements from companies that promote the "Green Card" Diversity Visa Lottery for a fee, knowing that it is free, and is this considered participation in something unlawful (haram)?
Is money earned from telecom companies' offers - which stipulate charging a certain amount to win a sum of money while fully utilizing the charged balance - considered permissible or impermissible?
What is the ruling on taking money obtained from a lottery, and is it permissible to donate it to a sister to buy a house?
Is playing with gambling or詐騙 and taking people's money - only in the game - forbidden, and does the fact that it is a game make it permissible?
What is the religious ruling on what is called the speculation stock market?
Is it permissible to substitute a lottery for dice in marital or cultural games that rely on numbers, knowing that playing with dice is forbidden?
Is it permissible to bet on light arms shooting among five people, with each paying 100 riyals, and the winner taking the total of 500 riyals with encouragement? And does this fall under the Hadith: "There is no wagering except in three," and what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in the chapter on horsemanship?
What is the legal ruling on dealing with the "Forever" company, which relies on network marketing, especially concerning the commissions paid by the company on a member's sales and the sales of their direct and indirect group members, which are considered an incentive and support, not a salary, and do not diminish the rights or commissions of the members?
Is playing online poker considered forbidden (haram), knowing that it doesn't involve real money and is played for entertainment?
What is the ruling on raising horses, racing them, and participating in such races, especially given that a portion of the prize money is deducted under the pretext of participation fees, the delayed disbursement of prizes, and the occurrence of betting on horses by other parties without the breeder's knowledge?