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Is it permissible to enter tv competitions, Where you win a fixed amount of cash and accessories

Q:

Salam
Is it permissible to enter tv competitions where you win a fixed amount of cash and accessories. Entry charge is e.g. £2 via text, phone or online, post is free..

A:

Wa Alaikum al-salam

Thanks for your question

If the reward is from the money that competitors put and has the form of betting, then it is Haram; otherwise there is no problem.

regards

Sheikh Mahdi Mosayyebi