FatwaKedahTransactions & Finance
PANDANGAN FATWA MENGENAI YURAN PENYERTAAN PERTANDINGAN
May competition entry fees be used for expenses other than buying prizes for participants?
Short answer
Entry fees or other payments charged by organisers are permissible to spend on making the competition a success, and are not limited to buying prizes for participants.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Hukmi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Entry fees or other payments charged by organisers are permissible to spend on making the competition a success, and are not limited to buying prizes for participants. Such costs include management, judging, medical needs, food and drink, and emergencies. Organisers are advised to keep the event free from gambling, exploitation and wastefulness, and to ensure prizes come from lawful sources and are items whose use is permitted by Shariah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
yuran penyertaan atau apa -apa bayaran yang dikenakan oleh penganjur adalah harus dibelanjakan untuk menjayakan pertandingan yang dianjurkan, tidak terhad semata -mata pembelian hadiah kepada para peserta sahaja.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “PANDANGAN FATWA MENGENAI YURAN PENYERTAAN PERTANDINGAN”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2-PANDANGAN-FATWA-MENGENAI-YURAN-PENYERTAAN-PERTANDINGAN.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/competition-entry-fees-permissible-use/