If I get any prize on the scratch card will it be Halaal for me?
Question
I buy a SIM card from a mobile telephone company. They give a scratch card to every customer of the SIM card. If I get any prize on the scratch card will it be halaal for me?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
The prize will be halaal.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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