okay........i was told that i had to sell raffle tickets for $5 for a chance to win $100 of free gas, for my school...is this gambling? .....haraam?
2007-09-10 15:43:58 · 10 answers · asked by Miss Lady 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For those of you who aren't Muslim, "haraam" essentially means sin.
Anyway, that's really a gray area. On the one hand, for the person buying the raffle ticket for the point of winning the gas, yes it is gambling and therefore haraam if they're a Muslim. You, on the other hand, are only selling a ticket for the stated interest of raising money for your school. My law school training would tell me that because your intent is to raise money for your school, and because you aren't profiting directly from the sale, that you're not committing haraam.
You may want to ask your parents, though. I think this is something that has to be decided on an individual basis. I'm sorry I kinda gave you a non-answer!
2007-09-10 16:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by Kenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a raffle is a kind of lottery
simply being told that you have to sell raffle tickets is not gambling
those who buy the tickets are gambling
those who sell the tickets are technically not gambling, but they are enabling others to do so
2007-09-10 15:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it. I mean, from the schools perspective it is fund raising. But the students who buy tickets will be gambling.
2007-09-10 15:47:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fund raising might be different for your case.
Ask an Alim..........
Gas is 35 cents a gallon in Saudi so I would say its supporting Big Oil extortion.
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2007-09-10 15:47:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEPENDS
IF ALL MONEY IS GOING TO SCHOOL AND 100 IS GOING FOR THE GAS OK
IF $100 IS GOING TO GAS AND 500 TICKETS SOLD THEN SOMEON IS MAKING A PROFIT OTHER THEN A LEGALLY RECOGNIZED NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THEN IT IS ILLEGAL
IF MONEY IS MADE FOR PROFIT THEN ILLEGAL
2007-09-10 15:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's forbidden in Quatar. See if this answer helps:
http://www.islamonline.net/livefatwa/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=SpC7ih
2007-09-10 15:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go sell your raffle tickets In Tehran
2007-09-10 15:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋
Yes it is haram.
2007-09-10 15:46:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it is haaram but I am muslim!
2007-09-10 16:52:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wtf is haraam
2007-09-10 15:47:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋