If ezqurban, i can vouch my experience; they sent pics of the ritual being executed, and certificate via mail. vaguely rember they held card/placard/bunting with our names next to the sacrificial animal as proof, surrounded by what appears to be locals of the site (their clothings gave them away).

The following is in line with my personally-held view, that it is considered gambling. Because you have uncertain outcome AND loser lose everything with nothing to gain.

https://amp.reddit.com/r/islam/comments/98p...pools_gambling/

What you should do is, rental and/or food is shared together by all attendees, so everyone gets "something" to bring home.

The prize must come from another pool - or company sponsored - and not from the losers.

If you buy something necessary - like laundry detergent - and that entitles you entering a competition or draw, that is permissible, because your intent was to buy your needs in the first place.

But you buy things unnecessarily - like there was one guy who bought many many shirts - just to enter a competition to win something - he won a bike - then that can be considered haram, as those shirt purchased are just like purchasing lottery ticket, which you actually have no need for in the first place.

(I'm thinking of those ktards who bet on losing dignity by running naked around KLCC...)

I was writing a reply until I stumble on this gold: there is already a full guide by JAKIM. It's very long so copy paste here.

http://www.islam.gov.my/rujukan/garis-pand...rasaskan-hadiah

It covers what you mentioned, and it's more detailed and more refined than what now appears to be my generic "surface" learning.


PDF version found at bottom of above resource:
http://www.islam.gov.my/images/garis-pandu...skan_hadiah.pdf

This post has been edited by Oltromen Ripot: Aug 15 2020, 08:25 AM

I think it's not so much about whether you'll be able to get above and through the test, but more of acceptance (redha) of such hurdle being a test and then to strive to overcome it.

Some are tested with diseases that they cannot possibly overcome, like cancer. Some are tested with poverty through their entire life. Surely, we saw they struggled and never being able to get over it. Are we then to judge that Allah had tested them with something they are not capable of handling, against Allah's own 2:286?

Suicide is by choice. One make own choice to forfeits own life immediately instead of struggling to move forward to find potential through a longer journey.

Why don't yoi ask HIM when you meet HIM instead of forcing us to give answer that only conforms to your satisfaction?

Everyone said "impossible" within our knowledge, and yet you want us to say "caaaaaaan".

Yeah, better to consult face to face with mufti.
Cannot simply dish out hukum.