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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-445: HUKUM BERTUKAR-TUKAR HADIAH MELALUI UNDIAN
What is the ruling on exchanging gifts through a draw at events such as an annual dinner?
Short answer
Giving gifts is fundamentally recommended by scholarly consensus and is encouraged to foster affection and kinship ties.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Giving gifts is fundamentally recommended by scholarly consensus and is encouraged to foster affection and kinship ties. This recommended status can become prohibited if the gift is meant for sin, aiding oppression or as a bribe, and disliked if accompanied by showing off or arrogance. The ruling notes that gift exchange through a draw needs Sharia scrutiny because it may involve deception, injustice and lack of consent, for example when participants expect equal returns and do not know the recipient or the value of the gift. The text provided ends before the full conclusion.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
hukum asal bagi perbuatan hibah adalah mustahab (sunat) menurut ijma' ulama'.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-445: HUKUM BERTUKAR-TUKAR HADIAH MELALUI UNDIAN”, 4 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4283-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-445-hukum-bertukar-tukar-hadiah-melalui-undian. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-gift-exchange-through-draw/