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My question is regarding the Mobikwik wallet (e-wallet) service availible in India. Mobikwik offers various cashbacks for making online transactions or recharges /bill payments through  their wallet. The cashback amount (called supercash) however is kept separate from the main wallet amount and can be used with following conditions :

1) Only 10% of the supercash amount can be used in a single transaction.

2) The total transaction amount should be at least Rs 100 to avail the 10% supercash.

3) Supercash will expire if not used within 5 months.

4) Supercash can be used for maximum of three transactions in a day and 21 in a month. 

With these terms and conditions is it permissible to avail and use the cashback (supercash). 

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The cashback amount (super cash) offered through the use of Mobikwik wallet with the conditions in reference is regarded as a gift and it is permissible.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Saad Haque

Student Darul Iftaa
New Jersey, USA 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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[1] بحوث فى قضايا فقهية معاصرة (٢/١٥٥) – المفتى محمد تقي عثماني | دار القلم – دمشق

وبما ان حقيقة الجائزة انها هبة بدون مقابل فانها ليست من عقود المعاوضة، وانما هي من قبيل التبرعات، فمن شروط جوازها ان تكون تبرعا من المجيز بدون ان يلتزم المجاز بدفع عوض مالي مقابل الجائزة…

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الْهِبَةُ فِي اللُّغَةِ هِيَ التَّبَرُّعُ وَفِي الشَّرْعِ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ تَمْلِيكِ الْأَعْيَانِ بِغَيْرِ عِوَضٍ وَهِيَ جَائِزَةٌ بِالْكِتَابِ وَهُوَ قَوْله تَعَالَى {فَإِنْ طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئًا مَرِيئًا} [النساء: 4] أَيْ هَنِيئًا لَا إثْمَ فِيهِ مَرِيئًا لَا مَلَامَةَ فِيهِ وَقِيلَ الْهَنِيءُ الطَّيِّبُ الْمَسَاغِ الَّذِي لَا يُنَغِّصُهُ شَيْءٌ وَالْمَرِيءُ الْمَحْمُودُ الْعَاقِبَةِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ وَلَا يُؤْذِي وَبِالسُّنَّةِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ – عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ – «تَهَادَوْا تَحَابُّوا»

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