Radio Contests
Shortened Question:
What is the Islamic ruling on participating in radio contests?
Question:
Kindly tell me if participating in radio contests by sending our answer through an SMS which is charged 2 dhms allowed? I don’t listen to songs or watch movies. My sole interest is competitions. And the questions are mostly general knowledge. I change the frequency whenever a song is played and I tune back for competitions again.
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Firstly, there is permissibility in listening to the radio as long as it serves an educational or religious purpose and does not comprise any sin, evil or a hindrance from fulfilling the obligations of Islam[1].
Secondly, from the presentation of your query, we understand that the dominant query is about taking part in radio contests by sending answers through SMS which cost two dirhams per message. If there will be prizes awarded in the contest, then that will constitute gambling and accordingly it will be prohibited[2].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hanif Yusuf Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References
[1] ان اللهو علي أنواع: لهو مجرد ، ولهو فيه نفع وفائدة ولكن ورد الشرع بالنهي عنه ، ولهو فيه فائدة ولم يرد في الشرع نهي صريح عنه ، ولكنه ثبت بالتجربة أنه يكون ضرره أعظم من نفعه ملتحق بالمنهي عنه ، ولهو فيه فائدة ولم يرد الشرع بتحريمه ولم يغلب علي نفعه ضرره ولكن يشتغل فيه بقصد التلهي ، ولهو فيه فائدة مقصودة ولم يرد الشرع بتحريمه وليس فيه مفسدة دينية واشتغل به علي غرض صحيح لتحصيل الفائدة المطلوبة لا بقصد التلهي . فهذه خمسة أنواع لا جائز فيها إلا الأخير الخامس
[Ahkam al-Qur`an, Vol.3, Page.201, Idarah al-Qu`ran Wa al-Ulomm al-Islamiyyah, Karachi, Pakistan; Taqi al-Uthmani, Takmilah Fat`h al-Mulhim, Part. 4, Pages. 434-6]
[2] يشترط أن يكون المبيع معلوما عند المشترى
[Sharh al-Majallah, 2:88, Maktabah Rasidiyyah, Peshawar]
فبيع المجهول فاسد
[Ibid, 2:107]
وحرم لو شرط المال من جانبين
[Tabyeen al-Haqa`iq, 7:71; Fatawa Mahmodiyyah, 10:437]
وسمى القمار قمارا لأن كل واحد من المقامرين ممن يجوز أن يذهب ماله إلي صاحبه، ويجوز أن يستفيد مال صاحبه، وهو حرام بالنص
[Radd al-Muhtar ala Durr al-Mukhtar, 6:403]
ولا خلاف بين أهل العلم في تحريم القمار
[Ahkam al-Qur`an li al-Jassas, 2:465, Dar Ihya at-Turath al-Arabi, Beirut]
وهو حرام بالنص القمار ...
[Radd al-Muhtar ala ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, Kitab al-Hadhr wa al-Ibahah, 6:403]
Also see: [Fatawa Mahmoodiyyah, 16:387-340; Takmilah Fath al-Mulhim, 1:320; Ahsan al-Fatawa, 7:24-5]
For a detailed discussion see: [Islam aur jaded ma`ashee masa`il, 3:307-19, Idarah Islamiyaat]
يآ ايُّها الَّذين امنوا انّما الْخمر والميسر والانصاب والازلام رجس من عمل الشيطان فاجتنبوه لعلكم تفلحون ، انّما يريد الشيطن ان يوقع بينكم العداوة والبغضاء في الخمر والميسر ويصدكم عن ذكر الله وعن الصلوة فهل انتم منتهون
[Al-Qur`an, 5:90-1]
يسئلونك عن الخمر والميسر ، قل فيهما اثم كبير وّمنافع للناس، واثمهما اكبر من نفعهما
[Al-Qur`an, 2:219]
إن الله حرم عليكم الخمر والميسر والكوبة وقال كل مسكر حرام عن ابن عباس عن رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم قال
[Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, 2651; 3302]
عن أبي هريرة قال نهي رسول الله عن بيع الحصاة وعن بيع الغرر
[Sahih Muslim: 3170]
See: Muftiu Muhammad taqi Uthmani, al-Qadhāya al-Fiqhiyyah al-Muasarah,
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