Competitions

Q: If I play in a gaming tournament and win, is the money halaal or haraam?

Q: I recruit people to join a holiday club. The members will be asked to pay subscriptions. The money collected will be used to purchase holidays at various resorts and hotels in South Africa. The members will then be entered in a draw and the winners will go on the holiday. Some portion of the collected monies will be used for expenses. Is this permissible?

If it is, will I be accountable for the people, maybe non Muslims eating and drinking haraam food and partaking in such activities that they would do while on holiday?

Q:

1. A conventional banking company runs a competition where a car can be won. Entry to the competition is free and open to customers and non-customers of the bank. The banking company itself will be the entity awarding the prize, not the car company, nor any other entity associated. Is entering such a competition permissible?

2. Similarly, a bank is offering branded pencils, pens, rulers, key rings, notebooks, etc. as gifts to customers and non-customers for marketing purposes. Will this be permissible to accept and use?

Q: Is it permissible for one to enter into a competition where one is required to pay a fee and then stands a chance to win a prize? In the case where one does not win the prize, one will lose the fee that he had paid and receive nothing.

Q: I did this survey online and got 5000 points. It can be converted into £50 cash but I took one point and joined a survey and if I win it, I can get £2000 or other prizes. Is it halaal?

Q: I did a survey and got 50 points and I took 1 point to join a competition. So if I win I will get prize, is that halaal? Many will participate but only few will be winners and the losers will get nothing.

Q: The duty-free section of certain airports sells tickets. I want to buy a ticket with the intention that if I win, I will give the money to needy people. Is this permissible?

Q: If a person loads airtime on his phone and receives some free airtime, can this free airtime be used to enter competitions (e.g. competitions found on food packets, etc.) via SMS or phone calls?

Q: Vodacom (mobile service provider) introduced something called Play Everyday. It involves playing a game at a cost of R1, wherein you can win different sorts of prizes like airtime or mobile data. Whether you win or not is randomly calculated. Is this permissible or is it a form of gambling?

Q: I'm planning to enter a skit competition and I'm planning to use copyrighted music in the skit. If I do win the competition, Is the money I've won considered as haraam?