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Vodacom Play Everyday promotion

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Q: Vodacom (mobile service provider) introduced something called Play Everyday. It involves playing a game at a cost of 1 rand, wherein you can win different sorts of prizes like airtime or mobile data. It is randomly calculated whether you win or not. Is this acceptable or is this seen as gambling?

Bismillaah

A: It is gambling.

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

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.

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