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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-160: HUKUM PERTANDINGAN MENEKA LEMBU SADO
What is the ruling on joining a muscular cattle guessing contest that charges a RM10 entry fee?
Short answer
A muscular cattle guessing contest that charges an entry fee contains an element of gambling, so it is prohibited.
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
- Crime & Sharia Law
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A muscular cattle guessing contest that charges an entry fee contains an element of gambling, so it is prohibited. This ruling stands even when a third party funds the prize, because the entry fee keeps the element of chance and the winner takes the proceeds. The ruling defines gambling as a game involving stakes between competing parties, where one side wins and the other loses, and it is forbidden by the Quran, the hadith and scholarly consensus. A contest whose prize is provided by a third party without stakes from participants is treated as an ordinary competition, but this case is judged differently because of the entry fee.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Setelah dibentangkan nas-nas syarak berkenaan judi, maka diadapati Allah SWT telah mengharamkan sebarang bentuk perjudian kerana ia merupakan salah satu daripada cara memakan harta orang lain secara batil dan seterusnya mengundang kepada konflik permusuhan dan kebencian.
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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 KE-160: HUKUM PERTANDINGAN MENEKA LEMBU SADO”, 16 December 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/2102-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-160-hukum-pertandingan-meneka-lembu-sado. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-guessing-contest-muscular-cattle/