Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Wife's job in tele-communications, boss gives tickets to best fund raisers, ticket is then put in a pot and drawn from for the raffle winner of TV. Is this Haram?

· 4 Jumada II 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 614English

Question

This is raffle which she partakes. Is this a sort of gambling or haram game of chance?

Answer

You query raises many points:
a) Female working
b) Intermingling of the sexes
c) Fundraising, tv, etc.

Kindly refer to 'Home ? Sweet Home' at www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/shome.html

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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