FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #966: ADAKAH WANG PENYERTAAN SESUATU PERTANDINGAN SEBAGAI SATU PERJUDIAN
Is the entry fee for a competition considered gambling, and may participants pay it?
Short answer
Competitions are permissible in principle. Competitions without fees are permitted by the majority of scholars, and prizes sponsored by a third party or by one of the participants are also acceptable.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Competitions are permissible in principle. Competitions without fees are permitted by the majority of scholars, and prizes sponsored by a third party or by one of the participants are also acceptable. Where all participants pay fees and the pooled money becomes the winner's prize, the arrangement contains gambling (al-maisir), which is forbidden. Organisers should follow JAKIM guidelines so that the competition avoids exploitation, ambiguity, wagering, chance and wastage.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pertandingan pada asasnya adalah diharuskan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #966: ADAKAH WANG PENYERTAAN SESUATU PERTANDINGAN SEBAGAI SATU PERJUDIAN”, 19 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2889-al-kafi-966-adakah-wang-penyertaan-sesuatu-pertandingan-sebagai-satu-perjudian. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-competition-entry-fee-gambling/