Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the scholars
of Islam say regarding the following matter: two teams that are playing a
cricket match have each paid half the cost for purchasing a trophy that will be
given to the winning team. Is this permissible or not?
بِسْمِ اللہِ
الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ
الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
According to Shari’ah, it is impermissible and Haraam to do this. This is because the winning team will be
given the trophy, but the losing team will not be given anything, and the money
they paid towards the trophy will be lost. This, in essence, is gambling,
because money is being placed at risk whereby more money will be won, or the
money that one had will be lost.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Written by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari