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Winning the lottery

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Q: We got a message that we were chosen as the winners of Canada Coca-Cola’s new year lottery. They were promised to give us some dollars. Is it halal for us? 

Bismillaah

A: Lottery is haraam as it enters under the definition of gambling. Hence, the money acquired through the lottery will be haraam.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

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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