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Topic: Ruling on Prize Bonds

(No-50286)

Q Mufti Sahib!
According to my limited understanding, the prize money awarded through Prize Bonds falls under the category of ribā (interest). However, one of my friends claims that this additional prize money is ḥalāl.
Kindly clarify the Islamic ruling on this matter and guide me accordingly.

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It should be noted that the prize money received through Prize Bonds is not permissible in Sharia, as it involves elements of both gambling (qimār) and interest (ribā).
Therefore, if a person has invested money in Prize Bonds, he is only entitled to recover the original amount of his investment. Any additional amount received in the form of prize money, profit, or interest is impermissible, and it is not lawful for him to retain or use it for his personal benefit.

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دلائل:

القرآن الكريم: (البقرة، الآيتان: 278، 279)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَذَرُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ۝ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا فَأْذَنُوا بِحَرْبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۖ وَإِنْ تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَ ۝

رد المحتار: (كتاب الحظر والإباحة، 403/6، ط: سعيد)
(قوله: لأنه يصير قماراً)؛ لأن القمار من القمر الذي يزداد تارةً وينقص أخرى، وسمي القمار قماراً؛ لأن كل واحد من المقامرين ممن يجوز أن يذهب ماله إلى صاحبه، ويجوز أن يستفيد مال صاحبه وهو حرام بالنص.

Allah Almighty knows best,
Darul ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.

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