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A 'wheel of fortune' prize draw

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A question about a 'wheel of fortune' prize draw, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that there is no objection if entry is free and given by the company to the customer, in which case it is a gift from the merchant. The Department answered that if entry into the competition is free and not paid for, with the company giving it to the customer so that he enters a prize draw, there is no harm or objection in it. It said that in that case it counts as a gift from the merchant, relying on Iftaa Council resolution no. 3/2010.

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A question about a 'wheel of fortune' prize draw, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that there is no objection if entry is free and given by the company to the customer, in which case it is a gift from the merchant. 1

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The questioner asked about a 'wheel of fortune' prize game. 1

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The Department answered that if entry into the competition is free and not paid for, with the company giving it to the customer so that he enters a prize draw, there is no harm or objection in it. 1 It said that in that case it counts as a gift from the merchant, relying on Iftaa Council resolution no. 3/2010. 1

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Jordan's General Iftaa Department published this fatwa on aliftaa.jo as no. 4307, dated 2 March 2026. 1 The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.

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A car raffle at a charity bazaar· A scheme of shared car purchase followed by a draw· Jordan Lotto· Marketing contests with prize coupons inside products· Gambling and games of chance (maysir)

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  1. Jordan's General Iftaa Department (aliftaa.jo) , fatwa 4307

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islam.museum contributors. “A 'wheel of fortune' prize draw”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/fatwa-aliftaa-jo-a-free-wheel-of-fortune-prize-draw/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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A car raffle at a charity bazaar

A question from a charity that wanted to sell paid coupons for a car raffle to raise a relief bazaar's proceeds, in which Jordan's General Iftaa Department answered that the raffle is forbidden as gambling, and proposed instead entry tickets bought as a donation with no draw. The Department answered that competitions in which the participant stands either to gain or to lose money are, in principle, forbidden gambling, which scholars count among the major sins. It said the draw described takes the ruling of forbidden competitions, and the ruling does not change whether the prize comes from the participants' money or is donated by an outside party, nor because the proceeds serve a lawful aim, since the end does not justify the means and every participant either wins or loses. It proposed instead that bazaar entry tickets be offered at a token price, such as a dinar, which people buy as a donation seeking reward rather than gain, with no draw on the tickets. It concluded that organising the draw is forbidden, and advised replacing it with a collection of donations for those in need in Gaza.