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Incentive for paying rent early

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Q: My apartment complex offers an incentive to pay rent one week earlier than the due date. The apartment complex does a raffle with the names of all the people who pay their rent early and then the winner gets $400 in cash. Last month I paid my rent early and my name was drawn in the raffle and they gave me $400. Is this money halal for me to use?

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A: It is permissible.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

امداد الأحكام (3/606)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.