Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Participant Fee for a Quran competition

· 21 Shaʻban 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Q. We want to have a Quraan competition at our school for little kids as encouragement. The proposed plan is to give umrah tickets as the prize and charge each participant a fee of R100. I Just wanted to check if this is permissible

Answer

To structure the competition in this manner whereby participants have to pay a fee in order to be part of the competition and eligible for the prize is a form of gambling and is not permissible. The competition should either be held free of charge or if there is a charge, the fees should be in lieu of a fixed and specific exchange; for example, a copy of the Qur’an, Islamic book or a specified service (eg; additional Madrasah classes). There should be no fee attached to the prize-giving competition itself.

And Allah Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed
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Source: Jamiatul Ulama KZN — https://jamiat.org.za/participant-fee-for-a-quran-competition/
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