Are the collected funds permissible or forbidden, from a company that buys a paper from a person for 200 dirhams, deposits 200 dirhams into its account, and another 200 dirhams into the account of the first person on the list, then sends them payment receipts, and thereafter the depositor receives three papers to sell for 200 dirhams per paper (i.e., 600 dirhams), then waits for the funds to be deposited to him, and is automatically removed from the list after 250 deposits?

It is forbidden to contribute to the purchase of papers that combine usury and gambling, because it is unlawful gain. The buyer pays an amount to receive more than it after a period (usury), and he pays money by way of risk, so he either loses it or takes more (gambling), which is similar to lotteries and ٢gambling. Lotteries are a way of devouring people’s wealth unjustly, and they are an abomination from the work of Satan, causing enmity and hatred and hindering the remembrance of Allah and prayer. Money taken from lotteries is forbidden.