Selling bingo and lottery tickets

24-4-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible to sell bingo and lottery tickets in a store?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

 

No it is not permissible to sell bingo and lottery as Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {….Help you one another in Al­Birr and At­Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression…..}[5:2].

 

Allah knows best.