Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it permissible for a person to open a business in the vicinity of a casino?

· 1 Rabiʻ I 1428 AH1 min readFatwa 15008English

Question

Is it permissible for a person to open a business in the vicinity of a casino? The business is separate and part of a kids and entertainment area. Its customers are the kids and families who visit this entertainment centre. It represents that of a shopping mall but adjacent to that casino.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

It is not advisable to open a business in such an area.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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